Australia's social website to track aggressive magpies in your area. If you are a cyclist, walker, runner or maybe a concerned member of the public then help protect others and share swooping magpie attacks on-line here!
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In 2017 you can continue to login using your Facebook, Google, Twitter accounts and this year we've also introduced a service which allows you to create your own user accounts on MagpieAlert.com. By signing up you get:
This year we've removed anonymous recording of attacks due to instances of abuse of the service by a number of anonymous posters. This has driven the creation of secure user account functionality allowing you to create your own user accounts to access and register swoops to MagpieAlert.
Magpies are protected throughout Australia, and it is against the law to kill the birds, collect their eggs, or harm their young. If you feel a magpie is a serious menace, it should be reported to your local council. The aim of this service is to help members of the community avoid the over agressive birds by reporting them here.
See our easy to follow guide for help on how to post swoops magpies on magpiealert.com
Riding out of town and was swooped 15-25 times over a distance of about 500m. Magpie made contact with eye, resulted in injury.
Attacked on the head while walking
I was walking my cat in the neighborhood playground when a magpie tried swooping around us.
made contact with helmet
Keep cadence high this bugger gets you on the uphill at least 4-5 claps in the ears heard%uD83D%uDE48
struck helmet multiple times
Noticed it fly from a power pole towards me then attacked from behind, flew at me for about 150 metres. This area is known to me as a magpie attacking area from previous years. Just be wary that these birds seem to be a problem in this area
Child swooped while riding
Child swooped while riding near BMX track. Cut the ear of the child
I was walking on a footpath, about to walk around the lake at Forest Lake - the bird pecked my ear and drew blood.
Son was riding his bike down cycle path when attacked and injured bleeding to the face near his eye.
One magpie swooping near Arthur Street. I was only doing about 10kph uphill and it followed me for about 200m before going back to about 96 Great Western Highway
Did not go past the bird after spotting it, I turned around to go down Revell Cl and the bird started chasing me, making contact with helmet.
Had run ahead of my walking buddy and stopped at this point, got swooped while waiting for my friend to catch up.
3 Swoops. Not close
Hit in the side of the head whilst cycling. Wearing a helmet but got under the side and drew blood. Very aggressive. Avoid.
Magpie from the other side of the freeway had a go at me. Determined.
While walking, swooped several times, did not connect.
Sketchy, scruffy looking magpie, well, magpies an army of them!
Swooped lots of times, heaps of trees don%u2019t ever go here!
Swooped from behind 3 times. Did not make any contact with helmet.
Take one cycling helmet and lots of electrical cable ties...
We've been so busy this season, here's a collection of news articles and interviews with MagpieAlert.com.
See article MagpieAlert News
"Whether you are cycling, walking, running, skateboarding or just in your back yard we want to hear from you! So please take some time and record your attack here. Editor, MagpieAlert
I was on my usual 60km Sunday cycle route, cycling minding my own business when suddenly there was a snapping at my ear. I put my foot to the pedals and sped up, he came back for more and eventually gave up after about 150m.
Well did my cable tied helmet work? Having been attacked the previous week I'm not afraid to admit that I was a wee bit hesitant!
We would very much like to hear from you if you have swooping magpie attack stories to share with Australia. Feel free to submit a review and pictures of your attempts to outwit and beat the magpies!
If you have any good tips then we will add them to our helpful safety tips sections.
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