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

38 3416
aggressive swoop, caused injury

Injuries

6 389

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Recent Attack details for Australia

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
674 Fifteenth St, Mildura VIC 3500

I was holding my bicycle at the roundabout waiting to cross the road. I was just standing in the middle of the road waiting when I was attacked. I was attacked all the way until I hid in the gas station. Then...

Reported by Vivian

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Stop 88 Grand Blvd - East side, Seaford Rise SA 5169

Regular swooping location, but first one here for me in the 2025 breeding season. Repeated swoops with very close beak snapping. No contact

Reported by Ray Pearson

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
57 Villiers St, Grafton NSW 2460

Cyclist passing from Duke to Villiers

Reported by Mary Peasley

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
Q3FG+54 Lawson ACT

Pair of plovers swooping anyone and anything.

Reported by James Strang

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
24 Tyalla Way, Pakenham VIC 3810

Same magpie swooped my son twice and touched his head but didn't injure. He was walking alongside his scooter with his helmet off and trying to make eye contact but it still swooped

Reported by Annie L

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
67 Crestwood Dr, Molendinar QLD 4214

Swooped a couple of times no contact although I would have looked the fool

Reported by Greg

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Magpie attack on Runner

standard swoop, no contact
8 Grimmett Ct, St Clair NSW 2759

I was running from Banks Drive to Cook Parade, but did not get injured.

Reported by Joe

Magpie attack on Runner

standard swoop, no contact
8 Grimmett Ct, St Clair NSW 2759

The magpie nipped my ear and flew off.

Reported by Joe

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
3 Ikara St, Battery Hill QLD 4551

Swooped regularly - we live in the street and this magpie swoops nearly every cyklist riding through. Usualy no contact.

Reported by Ivana S

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
8B Ackland Pl, Richardson ACT 2905

Albo the Pie has returned and is being a dog of a swooper

Reported by Scomo M

Magpie attack on Runner

standard swoop, no contact
362 Jenkins Ave, Whyalla Stuart SA 5609

I was jogging & a magpie swooped once. I think the nest is near the roundabout or near the football oval. I have noticed this magpie swoops people (including me) every magpie season

Reported by David Green

Magpie attack on Runner

standard swoop, no contact
6 Gibbons Pl, Marayong NSW 2148

Swooped whilst running - came back even after turning around and going opposite way

Reported by Tayliya

Magpie attack on E-Scooterist

standard swoop, no contact
60 Marcus Clarke St, Canberra ACT 2601

Rider of an e-scooter was swooped a couple of times.

Reported by greg davis

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
67 Esplanade, Bargara QLD 4670

Repeated swooping

Reported by sally

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
67 Esplanade, Bargara QLD 4670

Repeated swooping

Reported by sally

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Gordon Rd, Guyong NSW 2798

No contact, just a few warning passes. Only one tree within a couple hundred metres.

Reported by Charles

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
Shop 42-43/1000 Ann St, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006

Magpie attacked

Reported by Carolina

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
15 Yarramundi Dr, Dean Park NSW 2761

My son who is always on cycle when swooped by magpie. It has happened every time we pass on the same route. It has happend almost 5 times. It was just over his head every time. But...

Reported by Nimrata

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Lomandra Dr near Viola Pl, Brisbane Airport QLD 4008

Attacked 5 times hitting helmet each time. Persistent.

Reported by Urkart

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
120 Tynte St, North Adelaide SA 5006

Magpie swooping near free bus bus stop on Northern side, swooped a tradie in a white hard hat going to his car, then sat on overhead wire with vigilance.

Reported by David K

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
128 Empire Cct, Yarralumla ACT 2600

Single cyclist. Swooped twice. No contact both times, the first was very close and came with a loud “clack”!

Reported by Jonathan
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