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Magpie swooped 3 times,
Reported by Alan M
Swooped 5x, squawking loudly
Reported by Kikayk8
Swooped 3 seperate times on this stretch of rail trail between Everton Junction and the Hume and Hovell momument at the great alpine road. Already swooping as early August. Not super agressive but wasnt...
Reported by Steve SM
This is one mean magpie. I knew of its existence and saw it ahead of me on a light pole on Athllon Drive. It must have lined me up as I came north of the dam wall towards the Greenway units. It...
Reported by Brutus
Swooped runner
Reported by Megan J
Took the risk of riding inbound to city as this bird hadn't attacked me heading northbound before. Was the wrong choice, got directly hit on ears 2-3 times, drew blood and it also managed to knock...
Reported by Brett
Young child swooped below eye riding scooter on old netball courts/roller rink.
Reported by Dave Broughton
Swooping magpie. Beware
Reported by Rob Langford
Postie being swooped heading south
Reported by Andrew F
No contact.
Reported by Patto
Riding North on Sexton just after Moore when I was swooped. Nest appears to be trees to the left at the end of Sexton (Westfield Airport West).
Reported by Luke D
Just about to get off the bikeway behind the sports club and onto Allan falls street when out of the blue 2 magpies started attacking me it only happened for about 2-3 hundred meters no injury occurred
Reported by Liam curran
Walking along the path next to the playground, no signs up saying that beware of magpies so I decided to keep walking my dog through the path just before I got to the park about 3 magpies started attacking me&...
Reported by Liam curran
Attacked while walking the dog
Reported by Liam curran
No warming. Couple of passes. Slight contact to back of helmet.
Reported by Mark S
Plover swooping
Reported by Jason C
Swooped while riding towards the rail trail crossing. Dismounted and walked to rail trail without any further incident. However have been swooped 100m further up Diffey Rd in previous years by a particularly...
Reported by Craig H
Child swooped on bike track
Reported by Stijn G
Riding on the shared pathway, about 500 metres or so north of Luddenham turnoff. 3 or 4 swoops and a lot of squawking. No contact
Reported by Kooleen
Swopped a few times and hit my helmet.
Reported by Viv B
Attacked while cycling. Was not overly aggressive and caused no injury.
Reported by Joe WPlease Donate!
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