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A bizarre Facebook event has been capturing the imagination of students at the University of Nottingham.

Simply titled “Making Goose Noises at Geese”, the event is expected to go ahead between 3pm and 4pm on Friday (September 28) where it’s possible that hundreds could turn out to make geese noises at the birds that flock to the University’s Jubilee campus.

More than 3,500 people have claimed that they’re interested in attending on the official Facebook page , while a further 890 others have listed themselves as attending.

The odd description on the page claims that the organiser has plans to simply make geese noises in the presence of the birds using a whistle.

“We have a whistle that makes goose noises and we're going to convince the geese that we are one of them,” the description reads.

The event also made it clear that the welfare of the birds is paramount, stating: “No geese will be harmed in the practice of this event.”

The event was set up by University of Nottingham student John Mercer, who explained that the idea came about after his housemate had a whistle that mimicked a goose call which they then tried out on the birds around campus.

He said: “Well my housemate had this goose whistle just sitting around in his room so we thought we should go out and see if it worked, and surprisingly it did! I'd seen these other events on Facebook that just have the silliest concepts and thought they were funny, so had the idea to make the event and see how far it could go.”

“Honestly, I didn't expect this result though. At first it started growing slowly, but in the last month it's really blown up. I'm just glad to see there are so many people out there with my sense of humour."

John, who’s in his third year studying Computer Science, added: “I am worried it's going to get a bit hectic on campus though, I don't want any of the geese to be harmed.”

A number of social media users left comments on the social media page, with many posting memes and GIFs ahead of the gathering.

“I’ll be leaving soon, just wondering what the numbers look like?” one person asked. “And more importantly if there's a good turn out of geese, I don’t want this to be a wasted trip.”

Geese are often spotted around the University of Nottingham’s various campuses and have become a beloved part of uni life for many of the students.