BirdingASIA 22 (2014): 19–21 19 Almost 100 years after the last South-East Asia record, the Chinese Grassbird Graminicola striatus was rediscovered in two countries during a six- month period in 2012–2013. The first was in Myanmar on 12 December 2012 when, during a Birdtour Asia tour, JAE and his group located a single bird in the vast expanse of Phragmites that covers the northern edge of Lake Inle (20.624°N 96.915°E). JAE obtained photographs and sound recordings of the bird calling. Up to four birds have been recorded there on at least five more occasions between December 2012 and March 2014 (Plate 1) REDISCOVERY Chinese Grassbird Graminicola striatus in South-East Asia: lost, forgotten and re-found JAMES A. EATON, SIMON P. MAHOOD & JONATHAN C. EAMES (U. Treesucon, D. Farrow pers. comm.; C. Robson in litt.). The old records for Myanmar were from the south in Tenasserim (Smythies 1953). The second rediscovery was made in Cambodia and represents the first record of the species for the country. On 30 May 2013 SPM and JCE located a Chinese Grassbird in a 2,200 ha patch of mixed flood-plain grassland near Bakan, Pursat province (12.752°N 103.921°E) (Plate 2). The birds were in 1–1.5 m high grass, mixed with light scrub of a similar height. On 14 June 2013 SPM, JCE and others returned to the same location and recorded at least eight individuals in two hours in the early morning. Four birds were trapped and photographed (Plate 3). Taxonomic status of grassbirds in South-East Asia Chinese Grassbird was formerly treated as part of Rufous-rumped Grassbird G. bengalensis sensu lato Plate 1. Chinese Grassbird Graminicola striatus, Lake Inle, Myanmar, 13 April 2013. DAVE FARROW Plate 2. Habitat near Bakan, Cambodia, where Chinese Grassbird was found in May 2013. Plate 3. Chinese Grassbird, near Bakan, Cambodia, 14 June 2013. SIMON MAHOOD JONATHAN EAMES