Birds of Udelny park
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Rarely recorded
- Species
- ≈ 79 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
- ≈ 79 species Source, Species: Community observations: eBird and GBIF
- April–July Source, Best time: Months with the most species, across all years of observations
- 1832 Source, Founded: From Wikidata
Birds in October
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October
About the park
Udelny Park occupies two terraces divided by a 5–6-metre escarpment, the former shore of an ancient sea. Ravines cut through the slope, carrying streams towards broad clearings below. On the lower Littorina terrace, old natural stands of birch and black alder grow with aspen, rowan and bird cherry; parts of this low ground are marshy. Birch is also common on the upper terrace, where pine and larch have been planted. Some of the old larches have trunks more than a metre across. In the park’s north, a pond lies beside a steep slope, separated from it by a dam crossed by one of the main avenues.
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Part of the land that later became the park was set aside under Peter I to grow pine for shipbuilding. In 1832, an estate forestry school opened here, where landowners sent serfs to learn forestry; the woodland established alongside the school laid the foundations of the park. After the abolition of serfdom, the school gradually lost importance, and its land was let for country houses, pleasure gardens, bathing places and boat stations. The opening of the Udelnaya and Lanskaya railway stations brought the park wider popularity. During the Second World War, a rear defensive line ran through the grounds. A group of three reinforced-concrete firing positions from that line remains in the park.
Near the central avenue, iron railings enclose a small patch of woodland known as the squirrel enclosure. Many bird feeders hang nearby, and birds can be fed by hand there. Birds recorded nearby include the great tit, Eurasian blue tit, Eurasian blackbird and great spotted woodpecker.
When there are more birds
October — 34 species
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