Birds of Mikhailovsky garden
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Rarely recorded
- Species
- ≈ 209 species Source, Species: Community observations: eBird and GBIF
- Best time
- April–September Source, Best time: Months with the most species, across all years of observations
- ≈ 209 species Source, Species: Community observations: eBird and GBIF
- April–September Source, Best time: Months with the most species, across all years of observations
Birds in October
All birds
October
Within 10 km
About the park
The Moyka marks the northern edge of Mikhailovsky Garden, with the Griboyedov Canal to the west and Sadovaya Street to the east; the Church of the Saviour on Blood stands at its north-western edge. A large, irregular oval meadow opens among the alleys, while paths form a grid. Near the edges, open ground gives way to groups of trees, flowering shrubs and flower beds. The path network has a regular pattern, but the ponds have softer, meandering outlines; the former central rectangular ponds have been filled in.
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In the early eighteenth century, the garden occupied a much larger area, stretching from the Moyka towards Nevsky Prospect and from the Fontanka to the Griboyedov Canal. In 1712 Peter I gave the land to Catherine for a residence. Before construction, the ground was drained by a narrow canal linking Mya with Krivusha. The garden served both for recreation and to supply the palace: it had fruit trees, greenhouses and hothouses, and five ponds for keeping live fish. In his diary in 1721, Bergholz noted that bananas and pineapples were being grown there. In 1817 Alexander I commissioned Carlo Rossi to redesign the palace ensemble for Grand Duke Michael. Rossi enlisted Adam Menelaws to work on the garden plan, approved in 1822. From 1825 the garden bore Michael’s name; after the state bought the palace complex in 1898, it opened to the public. Restoration work in 2002–2004 returned the layout to Rossi’s design.
Birds recorded nearby include rock pigeon, house sparrow, hooded crow, mallard and great tit.
When there are more birds
October — 105 species
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