A POD of dolphins has been spotted off the coast of Brighton this week.

Three separate sightings of bottleneck dolphins have been recorded since Monday.

A lucky jet skier was by the pod who swam beside him in the sea.

Nicholas Coleman, 31, from Shoreham, filmed the dolphins as they followed his jet ski in the water on Monday.

He took a video of the two adult and two baby dolphins just a mile off Brighton, at around 1pm as temperatures in the south of England soared to nearly 80F.

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The dolphins break the waves just a few feet to the left of Mr Coleman’s jet ski as he points out the “babies” and “big ones”.

They swim under the jet ski and dance in front of the ski’s nose as he whoops in excitement.

Mr Coleman slows down the jet ski to avoid hitting the animals and take in the rare sighting.

The dolphins then dart to the right, breaking the waves again before disappearing into the sea.

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Mr Coleman said: “This is the first time I have seen dolphins off the South Coast of England in three years of owning a jet ski.”

A day later, fishermen from Brighton and Newhaven Fish Sales captured the pod off the coast. Video captured the moment two dolphins swim beside the boat.

And on Thursday, a boat trip also filmed several dolphins a mile from the coast.

Meanwhile, the Brighton Dolphin Project has been documenting dolphins spotted in the waters surrounding the city.

Lloyd Gofton, said: “We expect more dolphin sightings at this time of year, but this week has seen a range of amazing videos, photos and reports of pods of bottlenose dolphins just a mile off the coast of Brighton.

“The combination of warm weather and a bank holiday means more people have been offshore to see our Sussex dolphins.

“We want to thank all those that send in their sightings, which all go towards our research and we will continue to share all images and videos via our social profiles.”

The Brighton Dolphin Project has a discovery centre where the public can learn more about Brighton’s dolphins and other marine life.

They are also doing research which includes creating a photo ID catalogue to try and identify individual dolphins.

The project’s discovery centre can be found at the World Cetacean Alliance offices at Studio 3, Lower Promenade, Madeira Drive.