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    Blackcap and garden warbler

    Yeah I've always thought of Blackcap as occuring practically anywhere there are bushes or trees but Garden Warbler more a bird of scrubby/bushy habitats than really wooded ones. Then again, passage birds do turn up in weird habitats. The OP's recording sounds to me like a Blackcap "getting...
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    Blackcap and garden warbler

    Sounds a good description. I've never considered either particularly harsh or scratchy either in the grand scheme of Sylvia songs. I still remember my Dad describing Garden Warbler as having a "farty" note in it's song when he was listening to both when I was a lad :ROFLMAO: Must admit, from...
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    Blackcap and garden warbler

    Personally Blackcap have always seemed more rushed than Garden Warbler to me as PYRTYL says, but it might just be that Blackcap song rushes between lower notes and higher notes whereas Garden Warbler seem more measured. It's not infallible but I've always thought Garden Warbler sound almost...
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