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+

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standard swoop, no contact

Swoops

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aggressive swoop, caused injury

Injuries

 1 562
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Recent Attack details for Australia

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
71 Parkes St, Port Kembla NSW 2505

Saw another cyclist getting swooped.

Reported by Kate

Magpie attack on Cyclist

agressive swoop, caused injury
48 Kiely Ave, Werribee VIC 3030

Swooped about 6 times on both sides. Drew blood on left ear. Used arm for protection and was nipped about 4 times on the arm. A determined magpie.

Reported by Ed Smart

Magpie attack on Cyclist

agressive swoop, caused injury
71 Parkes St, Port Kembla NSW 2505

Swooped 2x contact, drew blood from ear. Didn't stop until close to cowper street.

Reported by Kate

Magpie attack on Cyclist

agressive swoop, caused injury
71 Parkes St, Port Kembla NSW 2505

Swoop while cycling (in a pair), 4x contact - several wounds on ear. Didn't stop until close to Cowper Street.

Reported by Kate

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
19 Byers Ct, Redbank QLD 4301

Two of them

Reported by Shaune Irving

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
2A Heron Rd, Kooragang NSW 2304

Swooped repeatedly with contact each time to my helmet whilst travelling in each direction. Enough hassle to make me give up my outdoor ride.

Reported by Trish

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
597 Kalamunda Rd, High Wycombe WA 6057

Multiple swoops on a cyclist observed

Reported by Shaun T

Magpie attack on Runner

standard swoop, no contact
Walan Community Garden, 1 Tamworth St, Dubbo NSW 2830

Swooped twice by two different pies

Reported by Holly

Magpie attack on Cyclist

agressive swoop, caused injury
3192A Moggill Rd, Bellbowrie QLD 4070

Struck 7 times in rapid succession, including 2 grabs which felt like it was trying to pull my helmet off, physically hit away on both of those with my hand. The most aggressive magpie I have ever...

Reported by Peter F

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
National Arboretum, 95 Forest Drn Capital Territory 2611

Right as I was struggling up the last bit of the hill. Swooped 5 or 6 times but didn't come too close.

Reported by Gareth H

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
1 Manor Oak Pl, Berwick VIC 3806

Cycling on path

Reported by lbird#33

Magpie attack on Runner

standard swoop, no contact
104 Pitts Ln, Putta Bucca NSW 2850

Tree Martin Swooped about 5 times, upraised fist kept them away.

Reported by Tim

Magpie attack on Dog Walker

standard swoop, no contact
26 Alkira Way, Orange NSW 2800

Swooped multiple times walking my dog

Reported by Kate

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
61 Lakeside Rd, Churchlands WA 6018

I was biking alongside lakeside road when a magpie flew next to my head. I was very lucky that the bird only warned me. It was perching right on the sign between lakeside road and thornbill way when it...

Reported by E o(=•ェ•=)m

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
126 Edmund Rice Parade, Bundoora VIC 3083

Swooped multiple times here while cycling in park behind parade college. 25 minute ride and got swooped by 2 different magpies.

Reported by Will

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
102 Gleeson Dr, Bundoora VIC 3087

Relentless magpie swooped me 3-4 times while cycling. Came off bike

Reported by Will

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
4 Jordan Pl, Tolland NSW 2650

Redhill Rd bike track. Aggressive little SOB went for the ears.

Reported by Steven

Magpie attack on Dog Walker

standard swoop, no contact
33 Casuarina Rd, Maida Vale WA 6057

There was 1 small magpie attempt to attack me while i was walking my dog. It swings 3 time back and forward trying to attack me.

Reported by Thuy Dewstow

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
90 Wheeler Cres, Wanniassa ACT 2903

Riding while cycling, swooped several times.

Reported by Josh Gurr

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
1 Malouf Ct, Pakenham VIC 3810

Australian miner swooped me a few times while my bike. It clicked its beak at me.

Reported by H

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
1 Malouf Ct, Pakenham VIC 3810

Australian miner swooped me a few times while riding my bike. It clicked its beak at me.

Reported by H
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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