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 4682
aggressive swoop, caused injury

Injuries

1 563

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Recent Attack details for Australia

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

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Magpie attack on Cyclist

agressive swoop, caused injury
34 Concorde Cres, Werribee VIC 3030

100m from the end on the Federation Trail. Vicious attack, both ears cut and bleeding.

Reported by Dave Simpson

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Australia Ave, Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127

mild effort but persistent. could hear the dude and see their shadow, no hits but several half baked attempts to get me to move on for a few hundred meters on Australia Ave

Reported by Lizanne Wilmot

Magpie attack on Cyclist

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

Not a Magpie but an aggressive Butcher bird. Lil' dude got me solidly on the glasses then cam back for a couple more solid whacks on the helmet.

Reported by Lizanne Wilmot

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
68 Hampton Cct, Yarralumla ACT 2600

While biking, three swoops

Reported by Kristjan

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
20 Albert Rd, Bunbury WA 6230

Swoop several cyclist

Reported by Joanne

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Stop 3 Greenhill Rd - North side, Adelaide SA 5000

Single swoop past my helmet. Lined up for another, but backed off when I looked at it.

Reported by Jarrod

Magpie attack on Runner

standard swoop, no contact
National Triangle - Queen Elizabeth Terrace Signboard, 25 Parkes Pl W, Parkes ACT 2600

Swoop monster swiped from low vantage point and reloaded twice

Reported by Nik

Magpie attack on Scooterist

standard swoop, no contact
22 Dean St, West Pennant Hills NSW 2125

Nothing too aggressive and didn't follow when I turned onto a different street

Reported by ElectricAlienCat

Magpie attack on Person

standard swoop, no contact
18 Daisy St, North Balgowlah NSW 2093

a magpie swooped me and caused me to fall off my bike - it also whispered in my ear that it will stay outside this house forever

Reported by Ally

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
139 Bourke St, Leederville WA 6007

Swooped multiple times, hitting my helmet.

Reported by Jacki B

Magpie attack on E-Scooterist

standard swoop, no contact
101 Sturt St, Townsville City QLD 4810

Relentless magpie wouldn’t give up

Reported by Mary

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
11 Hinckley Pl, Kambah ACT 2902

On Sulwood Drive bike path 2 swoops then gave up.

Reported by Bomberwatch

Magpie attack on Dog Walker

standard swoop, no contact
31 Taylor St, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039

Second time a magpie has swooped me and my dogs at this corner. This time it came out of nowhere and touched my dogs head, thankfully no damage. There's also a non-magpie that...

Reported by JayDee

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Canberra Railway Stn Wentworth Av, Kingston ACT 2604

One of the most aggressive attacks I’ve had from this evil magpie. It has now perfected the triple swoop, it seem to be flying beside me and clacking its beak close to my face. I can’t...

Reported by Yvonne G

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
14 Hideaway St, Birtinya QLD 4575

Old faithful. 1 magpie, 1 swoop on a group of 12 cyclists, no contact.

Reported by Les R

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
143 Hooker Blvd, Broadbeach Waters QLD 4218

Swooped while walking

Reported by Aisling

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
243 Sunnyholt Rd, Blacktown NSW 2148

A couple of swoops while crossing the road at the lights

Reported by Andrew G

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
16 Lance Bates St, Uriarra Village ACT 2611

Aggressive magpie but contact not made

Reported by Lou
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