Birds of Internationalists Park
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Rarely recorded
- Species
- ≈ 194 species Source, Species: Community observations: eBird and GBIF
- Best time
- April–July Source, Best time: Months with the most species, across all years of observations
- ≈ 194 species Source, Species: Community observations: eBird and GBIF
- April–July Source, Best time: Months with the most species, across all years of observations
- 1986 Source, Founded: From Wikidata
Birds in October
All birds
October
Within 10 km
About the park
In spring, the old channels in the park’s southern part spread into shallow flood pools, reaching up to a metre deep; by summer, the ground there becomes marshy. Their origin is uncertain, but old maps suggest they may be remnants of floodplain channels of the Volkovka. Broad-leaved cattail, lake bulrush and common reed grow in the wet places, while the open ground in the north supports plants adapted to moderately moist soils. The park lies on a plain, with small artificial hills breaking up the level; its northern part is more formally laid out, while the south has a more naturalistic character.
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Before the park, the site held a village first called Romanovo and later Ryleyevo. Wooden houses stood beside yards planted with fruit trees. The houses have long since disappeared, but some of the trees remain. As mass building spread across northern Kupchino in the early 1960s, the site of the future park took shape; landscaping began only in the early 1980s. Two ponds were formed from an old channel of the Volkovka, and three raised open-air arenas were created. The park was transferred to the park-management service in 1986. In 1988 it was officially named for Soviet internationalist soldiers who took part in the war in Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989. In 2018, plans for a shopping complex with an oceanarium on a plot within the park’s historic boundaries prompted a residents’ campaign. City authorities cancelled the project on 26 November, and on 5 December the Legislative Assembly returned the plot to the park.
Mallards, black-headed gulls and herring gulls have been recorded on the park’s ponds, and great crested grebes appear occasionally. Among birds recorded nearby are the European starling, rock pigeon, house sparrow and hooded crow.
When there are more birds
October — 82 species
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