I am being woken by what sounds like a large squeaking noise and wondered If this was a bird? I can't imagine a rat big enough to make such a loud sound and cannot find any fox noises online that sound similar!!
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A recording will be invaluable.
Also, if you can give a basic description of your immediate surroundings and property, style, age approx, but no addresses or unique identifying features, this is a public forum and you don't know who is reading this.
The reason why I ask, we've got another brood of (noisy little devils) house sparrows nesting in the eaves.
regards
John