Nest day 1
Last weekend I noticed the resident Magpie Larks of our local park had begun sitting in the tree outside our lounge room window. I hadn't noticed them previously spending much time there.

Today around 8AM my partner noticed the Magpie Larks carrying mud up into one of the more horizontal branches of the tree. Each bird was taking turns to carry up lumps of mud to the tree in their beaks. They would place the mud onto the branch and then push it around until they were happy with its placement and then fly off for more. I wondered where they were finding the mud as I could not see any nearby and it had not yet rained today. I could see them flying off over the road and into one of the gardens (perhaps someone had been watering their garden?). By midday a nest was beginning to take shape. In between making the nests the larks would carry on their normal duties which consist of chasing off the local magpies, attacking their reflection in the glass and foraging on the ground for food. The female would take the occasional nap on our balcony.

COB day one: A small mound of mud with some fibrous material on top which looks like dog fur.