Birds of Shuvalovskiy park
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Rarely recorded
- Species
- ≈ 202 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
- ≈ 202 species Source, Species: Community observations: eBird and GBIF
- April–July Source, Best time: Months with the most species, across all years of observations
- 1820 Source, Founded: From Wikidata
Birds in October
All birds
October
Within 10 km
About the park
Shuvalovsky Park lies north of the Starozhilovka River, in the northern part of Saint Petersburg. Its hilly ground is marked by many ancient spruces, and twelve ponds punctuate the park. Two are named Napoleon’s Hat and Napoleon’s Shirt, names linked to the ponds’ outlines.
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The Parkgolovo estate belonged to the Shuvalov family from 1746, when Pyotr Ivanovich was granted the title of count, until the death of Prince Vorontsov-Shuvalov in 1903. In the 1820s, Countess Varvara Petrovna Shuvalova commissioned Peter Erler to redesign the park; the layout created then survives today. Serfs built the mound of Parnassus from earth excavated while digging two ponds at its foot, whose shapes inspired their names. During the Second World War, a communications command post for the Leningrad Front was dug inside the mound. Part of it was removed after an accident in 1991. In the 1830s, architect Alexander Bryullov built the Church of Peter and Paul in memory of Count Adolf Polier, the countess’s second husband; the church was consecrated in 1846. In 1872, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Nadezhda Purgold were married there.
Birds recorded nearby include the Eurasian blackbird, Eurasian jay, great spotted woodpecker and great tit.
When there are more birds
October — 103 species
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