Last Saturday a group of us got the bus to Gonalston and walked to Hoveringham. We first stopped at the railway lake, where we saw goldeneye, widgeon, and great crested grebes performing a mating display.
On the journey through Hoveringham village and on to the sailing lake we saw birds such as kestrel, green woodpecker, and jay. Once we’d reached the sailing lake, we stopped next to the river Trent for a break.
Due to the amount of activity on the sailing lake there were not many birds on the lake itself, but on the bank and shore we saw species including egyptian geese, reed bunting, little egret, and cormorant.
On the way back up to Nottingham road, we saw plenty of frogs and frogspawn. We concluded the trip by stopping at the pub for lunch.
