Dolphins have been captured on camera jumping out of the water off the Kent coast.

The playful pod put on an acrobatic display for fishermen near Folkestone Harbour.

Neal Boosey, from Folkestone Boat Charter, was on board the Folkestone Voyager when several dolphins went up close to the boat giving them a show on Monday.

He said: “We do sightseeing trips too but this day we were fishing and it was so nice to see because you don't get that every day.

“They came up close to the boat so they were on a mission going through looking for food.

“It was great, everybody on board appreciated it.

“One chap said, ‘I paid a fortune to see those somewhere abroad and I now I get to see them when out fishing’.

“Everybody appreciates seeing wildlife on our shores.“

Last month, photographer Jason Arthur managed to snap a few playful shots and videos of what are believed to be dolphins, riding the waves of the Thames in Gravesend, by the town pier

Elsewhere in the county, the aquatic creatures have been caught playing in the River Medway and near Sheerness.

Common dolphins can be found in waters all around the UK, but are more common to the southern and western coastal areas.

They can grow to more than two-and-a-half metres in length, weigh as much as 150kg and live up to 35 years.

Folkestone Harbour Arm appears to be a hotspot for dolphin spotting.

Last April, one was seen swimming close to the harbour.