Five children were among the 158 people who crossed the English Channel from France on Sunday.
It marks the resumption of refugee crossings in small boats after more than two weeks of bad weather.
Four toddlers wrapped in hooded jackets and a baby being carried in an adult’s arms were seen arriving into the port of Dover.
UK Border Force and French authorities are again active in the Channel this morning in what could be a busy day for migrant crossings across the perilous Dover Straight.
Sunday’s arrivals brought the total number of people who have crossed to the UK aboard small boats this year to more than 12,500, according to data compiled by the PA news agency.
Crossings in 2021 have already eclipsed last year’s annual total of 8,417 and that tally continues to rise on fair weather days.
Despite this, the UK continues to see far fewer boat arrivals and asylum claims than many of its European counterparts.
In Dover on Sunday, a child’s cries were heard as they were helped ashore from a Border Force boat by immigration officials.
They were led up a gangway by staff and taken to the Home Office facility on the quayside.
Across the water, French authorities rescued a four-year-old child among 23 people on board an inflatable boat that had got into difficulty after suffering engine damage.
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