Birds of Sochi Arboretum
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Rarely recorded
- Species
- ≈ 90 species Source, Species: Community observations: eBird and GBIF
- Best time
- March–April Source, Best time: Months with the most species, across all years of observations
- ≈ 90 species Source, Species: Community observations: eBird and GBIF
- March–April Source, Best time: Months with the most species, across all years of observations
- 1889 Source, Founded: From Wikidata
Birds in October
All birds
October
About the park
The Sochi Arboretum occupies the slope of Lysaya Gora and is divided into upper and lower sections. A cable car links Kurortny Prospekt with the park’s highest point. In the lower section, ponds descend in a cascade; elsewhere, compact plant collections represent regions including the Caucasus, Japan and the Mediterranean. The tree and shrub plantings include more than 1,800 species, forms and cultivars. Its pines comprise 74 species represented by 1,890 specimens, while the oak collection has 66 species and the palm collection 54.
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The park began as the estate of Sergey Khudekov, publisher of the Petersburg Gazette. In 1889 he bought 50 desiatinas of land on the slope, and by 1892 he and gardener Karl Langau had laid out a park on 15 hectares, modelled on French-Italian terraced gardens of the late nineteenth century. A plum and peach orchard stood alongside it. Plants were sourced from botanical gardens in Crimea, Germany and the Caucasus, with some coming from the nursery of the Prince of Oldenburg in Gagra. Khudekov planted about 400 species of trees and shrubs; by 1917, more than 550 plant species grew in the park. Sculptures and vases ordered in France decorated the garden, cast by craftsmen from a Franco-Italian company. Built in 1899, Villa Nadezhda was named for Khudekov’s wife. It now houses a museum with exhibitions on his life and work and on the history of Russian ballet.
The lower ponds hold waterfowl, including swans, geese, ducks and pelicans. Eurasian blackbirds, Eurasian jays and great tits are among the birds recorded nearby.
When there are more birds
October — 33 species
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