Birder Needs Help

BIRDER NEEDS HELP!

I am an English birder who will be visiting the Darwin and Brisbane areas in 
November and December 1998. 
Any information on good current birding sites and sought after species would
be much appreciated, however I am particularly interested in the following:-

BRISBANE AREA

Spotted Quail-thrush    Is Bellbird Grove the best current site? Specific
directions
Greater Sooty Owl               Is Mount Glorious still good for this species. 
Specific
directions
Marbled Frogmouth               Ditto


DARWIN AREA

Chestnut Rail                               Is Middle Arms still the best site? 
Specific
directions
Beach Thick-knee                            Is East Point the best current 
site? Specific
directions
Rainbow Pitta                               Ditto
Black-banded Fruit Dove               Is Waterfall Creek, Kakadu the best 
current
site? Specific directions
White-throated Grasswren              Ditto
Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon    Ditto
Hooded Parrot                               Have I got any chance of seeing 
this species in
the first week of December?
                                                        If so are the 
waterholes north of Katherine the
best, and what are the specific
                                                        directions?
Gouldian Finch                              Ditto

Thank you in anticipation for your time and interest.

                Ian Merrill
                
                c/o