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

 2 4679
aggressive swoop, caused injury

Injuries

 1 562

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Recent Attack details for Australia

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Trevara, 646 River Rd, Coonabarabran NSW 2357

Standard swoop when cycling past.

Reported by Denis

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
12 Ibis Ct, Norlane VIC 3214

I got swoop near the park. No injuries, just air smacked by the wings. Scared the sh out of me. Beware!

Reported by Sprite Culu

Magpie attack on Dog Walker

standard swoop, no contact
71 Dryandra Dr, Mirrabooka WA 6061

walking my dog by the school and was swooped by a magpie, it was after school, the magpie was ignoring the school kids but came after my dog and I

Reported by D

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Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
25 Parkes Pl W, Parkes ACT 2600

Swooped a couple times while walking on the footpath. This bird swooped a couple of pedestrians but ignored cyclists!

Reported by Anura Samara

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
714 Bremer Valley Rd, Rockleigh SA 5254

2 birds. Not aggressive

Reported by Paul

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
11 Oakrind Rise, Officer VIC 3809

Swooped once while cycling. Followed me for a while but didn't swoop again as I kept eye contact with it and walked my bike slowly.

Reported by Dwaino

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
66 Woogaroo St, Goodna QLD 4300

Didn't make any noise, just slammed into my helmet.

Reported by Ben

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
30 Springs Rd, Donnybrook VIC 3064

I was walking to the train station and the magpie swoop couple times.

Reported by Gaye

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
100 Kirby Rd, Bullsbrook WA 6084

I was in the middle of a scavenger hunt when one of the clues was in the field of the adventure park near a dirt path as I was going there I was swooped by a really aggressive magpie on a big tree near the field on a...

Reported by sulay azar

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
PHRW+3P Regand Park Trail, Dubbo NSW 2830

Swooped no contact

Reported by Warren

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
PHHV+RP Dubbo NSW

Swooped no contact

Reported by Warren

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
6 Goolara Ct, Ocean Shores NSW 2483

pn bike... almost daily for the last 2 months...

Reported by Paul

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
3 Goolara Ct, Ocean Shores NSW 2483

Attack on bike

Reported by Paul

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
735 Remembrance Driveway, Kenny ACT 2912

Multiple swoops quite close but no contact

Reported by Tony Henshaw

Magpie attack on Cyclist

agressive swoop, caused injury
19 Old Lilydale Rd, Ringwood East VIC 3135

Singular Mapie got me on my bike on my way to school, I fell off and sprained my wrist. Once I got off the bike it left me alone

Reported by Liam

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
59 Lawrence Dr, Nerang QLD 4211

Does not like cyclist. Body slammed me while walking but hasn't swooped every time I walk.

Reported by Rai

Magpie attack on E-Scooterist

standard swoop, no contact
71 Nudgee Rd, Hamilton QLD 4007

Clicking sound swooped on Wednesday so I crossed the road today still swooped. Followed me a couple meters

Reported by Day Dreams

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
5 Sirius Ky, Forster NSW 2428

First time being swooped by a magpie lol!

Reported by BSharp
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Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
59 Serpentine St, Duffy ACT 2611

Multiple swoops while walking. Kept swooping as I walked around the block

Reported by Bob

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
113 Queens Rd, Hermit Park QLD 4812

The queen's Rd ruler strikes again

Reported by Martin

Magpie attack on Runner

standard swoop, no contact
4 Onkaparinga St, Lobethal SA 5241

I was walking past the footy clubrooms and got swooped for the 3rd time

Reported by Max
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.

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