For some time now I've known about the rediscovery of Large-billed Reed Warbler in Thailand after Phil Round notified me that he'd caught one whilst mist netting at the royally initiated Laem Pak Bia wastewater management program in Petchaburi province in Thailand. The bird was caught back in March 2006 but it has taken quite some time to confirm its identity through DNA analysis. Until now I've been asked not to publicise this, but yesterday the news was released by Birdlife International.
This species was previously only known from a single specimen caught in northern India 139 years ago! Quite unbelievable really. I've written an article on this rediscovery based on the paper published in the journal of avian biology this month and from correspondence with Phil Round here;
Acrocephalus orinus.
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