Australia's Magpie Swooping Map 2025!

Australia's social website to track aggressive swooping 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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Reported activity: standard swoop, active in the last weekaggressive swoop, active within the last 4 weeks < 4 weeks - standard swoop, last reported active 4-8 weeks agoaggressive swoop, last reported active 4-8 weeks ago 4-8 weeks - standard swoop, last reported active over 8 weeks agoaggressive swoop, last reported active over 8 weeks ago 8+ weeks Active(wks):standard swoop, active in the last weekaggressive swoop, active within the last 4 weeks < 4-standard swoop, last reported active 4-8 weeks agoaggressive swoop, last reported active 4-8 weeks ago 4-8-standard swoop, last reported active over 8 weeks agoaggressive swoop, last reported active over 8 weeks ago 8+

Latest Stats

Today This Year
standard swoop, no contact

Swoops

 3 4648
aggressive swoop, caused injury

Injuries

 0 556

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Recent Attack details for Australia

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
9 Meadow Cres, Mount Waverley VIC 3149

Very angry butcher bird slammed into my helmet.

Reported by Jacob Gibbons

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
39 Cassowary Ave, Pakenham VIC 3810

Three swoops from same male bird. No contact.

Reported by Peter T

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
92 Lascelles Parade, Gooseberry Hill WA 6076

Bump the back of my helmet a few times going down Zig Zag.

Reported by Ken S

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
70 Windsor Rd, Northmead NSW 2152

Swooped while crossing street, came very close but no hit

Reported by Michelle

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
6 Steventon Dr, Banksia Park SA 5091

Attacked twice on top of my head (I was wearing a hat). Bird hit very hard using their body, I believe, as I didn't feel anything sharp. No injury per se but definitely very hard...

Reported by Kristen

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
4 Kensitt St, Stoneville WA 6081

On the Heritage Trail heading East just before Stoneville Rd

Reported by David D

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Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
1 Rifle Range Rd, Wellsford VIC 3551

A Butcher bird this time. Very persistent. Swooped with contact about 8 times. Chased me for about 500 metres. I have been Swooped by this one in the past, i should have known&perio...

Reported by Dave M

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Newington Rd after Holker St, Silverwater NSW 2128

Swooped from behind, light contact with helmet. I only got a brief look at the bird but I think a butcher bird.

Reported by Ted H

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
226 Wellington St, Ormiston QLD 4160

Swooped twice while riding bike with white helmet on. Hit back if school back pack

Reported by Matthew

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
2 Eades Pl, West Melbourne VIC 3003

Got swooped with contact on head, landed behind me and kept staring while I slowly walked away

Reported by Laura G.

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
22 Garrick Terrace, Herston QLD 4006

Swooping magpies

Reported by SKH

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
18 Greenway St, Turner ACT 2612

Swooped twice

Reported by Wng Ah Lin

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
127 York St, Nundah QLD 4012

Multiple swoops, quite aggressive

Reported by J

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
1691 Cotter Rdn Capital Territory 2611

Riding towards Brindabella Rd just after Cotter Campground was swooped twice. It didn't bother me when I rode back past in the opposite direction only 5-10 mins later.

Reported by Luke

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
111 Heidelberg Rd, Clifton Hill VIC 3068

On Heidelberg Road, cycling towards the city. 2 magpies swooped me repeatedly. Fortunately I was able to get off my bike and stand behind a tree (trunk) and move round...

Reported by Bingers

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
1 Martin Ct, Berwick VIC 3806

Swoop while cycling

Reported by Tim Coombs

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
128 Pacific Parade, Dee Why NSW 2099

Pee-wee flew by once, then it came back and swooped.

Reported by MK

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
15 Matthew Cres, Blacktown NSW 2148

Started swooping when i was cycling through Brewongle walkway

Reported by Justin

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
36 Whitehaven Cres, Mulgrave VIC 3170

Become aggressive and swoop me when I approching a tree

Reported by Jeff

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
30 Constance Stone St, MacGregor ACT 2615

There's a high tree that a magpie resides on and every time someone walks or cycle he gets attacked.

Reported by Ahmad Nassar

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Newington Rd after Holker St, Silverwater NSW 2128

Struck on helmet and followed for about 50m

Reported by Michael H
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