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Just in from walking the dog. In the very thick bramble bushes to the back of our house, there's a strange noise coming from what I assume is some sort of bird or animal.
It's almost like someone spraying repeated short bursts from a spray can, but it's definitely a creature not mechanical IFSWIM. Maybe a bit like the noise squirrels make when threatened, but it's not that.
The dog is obviously desperate to get into the hedge, but I kept her back. I can't see anything, but can hear something fairly sizeable moving about. I'd guess bigger than a rabbit. We first heard it about ten metres away, so it's quite loud.
Do badgers make noises like this? Hedgehogs? Any other ideas?