Dozens of dead dogfish have been found washed up on a Kent beach.

The creatures - a small member of the shark family - were discovered strewn across the shingle near to the pier in Herne Bay.

Eyewitness Peter Langdown reported seeing "at least three dozen" of the dead fish when there with his daughter, Willow, and fiancée Natalie yesterday morning.

"Was sad to see," he said. "My toddler loved them though."

Dead sea creatures have been found washed up on Kent's beached on countless other occasions, often on a much larger scale.

This has included everything from porpoises, seals and dolphins, to sharks, whales, and exotic species such as sunfish from warmer climes.

In March 2018, thousands upon thousands of dead starfish were found strewn across the sand at Dumpton Gap in Broadstairs - a phenomenon apparently caused by stormy weather.

In February 2020, walkers were shocked to find "millions" of sand gapers - small squid-like creatures that are also known as soft shell clams - washed up on Littlestone beach in Romney Marsh following another storm.

To read more on the weird and wonderful discoveries that have been made on the Kent coast, click here.