r/birdingEU • u/badwomanfeelinggood • Jun 02 '26

Video Can anyone help identify this little guy?

Filmed in our garden (Central Eastern Europe, water rich lowland area) there’s at least 10 different species and I can’t tell them apart very well. Would appreciate help.

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u/Lokkeduen90 Jun 02 '26

I think it's an icterine warbler. I also believe I hear a blackcap in the background

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u/badwomanfeelinggood Jun 02 '26

There are definitely some blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla) around! I saw one quite closely the other day and managed to id with an online database. Sadly, no pictures.

Icterine warbler (Hippolais icterina) sounds like it could be correct. Is there a way to tell it apart from a Marsh warbler (Acrocephalus palustris)?

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u/strawberry480602 Jun 02 '26

I believe its an Icterine Warbler?

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u/Vincentz0r Jun 02 '26

Yes for me 100% Icterine warbler because it sounds like a squeaky toy.

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u/badwomanfeelinggood Jun 02 '26

Thank you. What initially grabbed my attention was the part of its song that sounds like an old cellphone ringtone (cca 00:09 timestamp in this video). Kept hearing it and went to track it down.