This is the amazing moment a pod of dolphins were spotted off Portland Bill.

The pictures were captured by Dan Bell of Jurassic Jetski Tours who was just as surprised as his customers to see the dolphins up this close.

Dan said: "This was our first encounter with a pod of dolphins this year but there have been a lot of rumours going around that quite a few people had spotted them off Portland.

"We just happened to be in the right place at the right time.

"We were heading back on one of our tours and I noticed that the movement of the water was different. We were just south of Portland Bill. Then in the distance I saw a fin pop out of the water. Then we saw the whole pod coming towards us. It was fantastic."

He added: "We then started to move at a nice slow speed and they followed us. The customers loved it.

"Some of our customers were regulars that come back every year, but this was the first time for them seeing dolphins."

Dan added: "Last year we came across dolphins four times - most of the time just off Portland. I hope we see just as many, if not more this year.

"We keep in regular contact with the Dorset Dolphin Watch so they can log everything.

"There seems to be so many sightings of so many animals at the moment - the weather must be making a difference."