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

 0 3416
aggressive swoop, caused injury

Injuries

 0 389

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Recent Attack details for Australia

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
Troughton Rd at Brittain Park, Coopers Plains QLD 4108

The magpie charged at me from nowhere even when I was just walking by. Swooped 3 times but missed all of them.

Reported by Pika Hui

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
5369+58 Sydney Olympic Park NSW

Only swooped once while riding.

Reported by Izaac

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
15 Akora Ave, Baulkham Hills NSW 2153

Swoop , no attache

Reported by Stella

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
26 Turon Ave, Baulkham Hills NSW 2153

Swapped twice & did not touch me

Reported by Stella

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
32 Greaves St, Mayfield East NSW 2304

Swooped several times by magpie and chased for a few hundred metres.

Reported by Bruce T

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
14 Miller St, Kingsgrove NSW 2208

Swooped 6 times but no contact. Riding along the sign posted road cycleway.

Reported by jaytee

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
5359+2Q, 1 Showground Rd, Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127

Swooped while riding, didn't touch me.

Reported by Izaac

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Amaroo District Playing Fields, Horse Park Dr, Amaroo ACT 2914

Swooped multiple times while riding on the main road. Magpie continued swooping after I got off my bike.

Reported by S

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
St Johns Anglican Church/Main St, Diamond Creek VIC 3089

He’s back! Two very heavy hits to rear of helmet as I was riding up the hill towards Diamond Creek.

Reported by Darren Steffen

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
4A Brentyn Ct, Campbelltown SA 5074

Swooped while cycling

Reported by Daniel Bigalke

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
5VM2+QW Eastern Creek NSW

Gave me some light halfhearted swoops on way out southbound uphill but hit helmet hard coming back downhill, usual snapping noise and mad contact with helmet. Luckily I was wearing the PieProof helmet that...

Reported by Jonny

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
1065 Duncans Rd, Werribee South VIC 3030

2 separate attacks along Duncans road outside Wyndham Harbour. Quite aggressive.

Reported by Andy F
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Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
1 Dequin Ct, Werribee VIC 3030

First time I have ever been swooped here. He didn't hit me but just swooped several times.

Reported by Andy F

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
93 Lock Ave, Werribee VIC 3030

He is back, the same aggressive magpie from previous years. Swooped and hit me several times over a 300-meter stretch on Federation Trail whilst riding my bike.

Reported by Andy F

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
90 Island View Dr, Clayton Bay SA 5256

Swooped whilst working in yard and on street. No physical contact.

Reported by N Cooper

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
3 Bamboo Ct, Narangba QLD 4504

Riding bike with my young daughter and was swooped, magpie hit bike helmet.

Reported by Belinda Roberts

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
35 Tamboritha Bvd, Weir Views VIC 3338

Two adults walking, silent swoop, pecked on head. No injury. There are warning signs in area, so not unexpected.

Reported by DJ

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
184 Troughton Rd, Coopers Plains QLD 4108

magpie swooped me at least 6 or 7 times and was screaming at me

Reported by Lincoln Andriani

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
13 Joy Cummings Pl, Belconnen ACT 2617

Two swoops, no hits.

Reported by Bill Clarke

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
130 Truscott Rd, McLaren Vale SA 5171

Swooped a few times - no contact or injury

Reported by Scotty

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
20/71 Frankston Gardens Dr, Carrum Downs VIC 3201

Relatively innocuous attack. ! swoop / no contact made.

Reported by Neil Spir
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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