Gouldian Finches

Hello

I am lead to believe Mornington Wilderness Camp is good for them.

Also, maybe post your question on Western Australian Birders facebook page or birdswa Google group (both require sign up ..but in long run worth it).

Both these sites are frequented by some of the best birders in Aus so you should get the info you require quick smart.

Frank O'Connor also provides a very good summary of places to find particular birds in WA.
Frank O'Connor's Birding Western Australia

People also post sightings of various birds in WA here Birdlife WA sightings page

A quick look through the archives reveals no recent post on Gouldians but not everyone bothers to report.

Never seen them in the wild myself...but working on it.

Cheers
Greg

Gouldian finches are regularly seen at:

Mornington Wilderness Camp. This is an Australian Wildlife Conservancy property located South of the Gibb River Road. There are often research ornithologists present who will take you on guided birding trips for a small fee. Gouldians are frequently sighted.

El Questro station. There is a bird hide on the Saddleback Ridge track where we have seen Gouldians daily at dawn.

Wyndham. This one is a surprise as it is a town. After rain Gouldians have been sighted in puddles in front of the town hall and even in the caravan park near the big Boab tree.

No Gouldians but near Wyndham is the Marlgu Billabong bird hide in the Parry Lagoons Nature Reserve which is well worth a visit.

20 years ago every place we visited in the Kimberley would whisper in our ears "and we have the rare and endangered Gouldian Finch"!!!!!
It became quite a joke.
Then when we got to Kununurra, you could buy a pair of them from the local pet shop.

Cheers,
Peter
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Not so rare and not only in the NT & WA … areas around Alpha - Barcaldine - Jerico - Aramac all have had recorded sightings of Gouldian Finches , Cattle destocking due to drought seems to play a part in numbers …..

Saw Gouldians with other finches most mornings around 05:45 near Wyndham, at Parrys Creek Lagoon (at the waterhole in the camping area) and at the Zebra Rock mine, in the water trough.
Saw many finches including Crimson and Star, at Mornington and at Silent Grove near Bell Gorge, but not the gouldians.

I have seen them regularly at Jarrangbarnmi (Koolpin Gorge) or the Yurmikmik walks ( Motor Car Falls / Kurrundi Falls) in the southern park of Kakadu.

We had Gouldian & Double barred Finches drinking from a water dish within a few feet of where we were camped each day at Bully's Camp (Djoodoon) up on the Dampier Peninsular. (Turn right immediately north of the air strip) - 4wd advisable (sandy). Was the only place we saw Gouldian Finches.
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The river at Gregory downs was a good place to see Purple Crested Fairy Wrens.

I saw a flock of 20-30 Gouldian Finches on Thursday, Ray.................in a cage in the pet shop near Aldi, in Hervey Bay.

Bob