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Short squeaky call? (1 Viewer)

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A mystery caller moving through the nettles behind the house this morning. A Sylvia like tack (which was not caught on the short video) and a short squeaky call. I wondered if it could be Garden Warbler, but I’m not confident.
Calls twice on the video, once at the very beginning and again just at the end.
Any suggestions?

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I've heard similar calls (slightly varying) from Blackcap, Garden Warbler and Icterine Warbler. I guess Blackcap is the most likely contender.
 
Garden Warbler was my suspicion, Blackcap are a common breeder here and occasional winterer, I’ve never knowingly heard this squeak from them. Icterine would be an amazing record around here. They are seriously rare inland in the U.K.
 
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