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

14 4286
aggressive swoop, caused injury

Injuries

3 503

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Recent Attack details for Australia

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
18 Peninsular Dr, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217

Swooped from the ground, hit back of head. Went for a second attack straight away.

Reported by Yafackingbird

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
180 Davis Rd, Tarneit VIC 3029

There's an aggressive one stalking the parking lot of the cafe. Chatted to local resident who says this swooper reacts primarily to helmeted cyclists. Can confirm, got dinged twice. Once...

Reported by Jeremy

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
9 Ripple Cres, The Ponds NSW 2769

Swooped and hit head

Reported by RV

Magpie attack on Walker

agressive swoop, caused injury
4 Killicoat St, Unley SA 5061

Got swooped 4 time and out hit 3 of those times in the ear. Drew blood on the top of my ear and just inside the ear. Started 1/2 way up killcoat St and didn't end until I was...

Reported by Shane Rees

Magpie attack on Runner

standard swoop, no contact
450 K Donnybrook Rd, Mickleham VIC 3064

Bird swooped 3 times. Hit once. Once moved through bushes onto adjacent road attack stopped. Nest in first tree near where Donnybrook Rd goes to one lane

Reported by Cassandra Beer

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Frenchville Rd, Frenchville QLD 4701

Riding up Frenchville Road. Wasn't overly aggressive but swooped 4 times. Didn't attack riding back the other way.

Reported by G

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
1 Tompson St, Garran ACT 2605

Magpie swoops cyclists and kids on scooters around the AEIOU foundation, Curlewis Crescent (from Rusden St to junction with Hartigan St), and around corners of Tompson St and Rusden St. Hasn’t...

Reported by LT

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
16A Simms Rd, Greensborough VIC 3088

Cycling. Contact with the helmet 3 times. Same again when I rode through a week ago, so I prepared for it this time.

Reported by Dessie D

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
36 Aldea Pl, Stretton QLD 4116

Swooped 4 times, i turned around and went back.

Reported by Maya

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
6 Chapman Parade, Faulconbridge NSW 2776

Swooped under the trees

Reported by Melissa

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
130 Marquands Rd, Truganina VIC 3029

I was walking my son to school when the Magpie swooped and hit me in the back of the head. My son was next to me on his scooter ????. We were walking across the road at the StClaire...

Reported by Sandra

Magpie attack on Scooterist

standard swoop, no contact
130 Marquands Rd, Truganina VIC 3029

Crossing road at the school crossing StClair and got swooped hit the back of my head.

Reported by Sandra

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Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
75 Hampden St, Ascot QLD 4007

One swoop - hit my helmet. Probably the same magpie that was here last year.

Reported by Adrian Q

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
208 The Ponds Blvd, The Ponds NSW 2769

Just a warning swoop.

Reported by TK

Magpie attack on Walker

agressive swoop, caused injury
41 Aldea Pl, Stretton QLD 4116

The magpie swooped me almost ten times while I was walking along Gowan road to the bus station. He followed me across the road.

Reported by Henry zhang

Magpie attack on Cyclist

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

Biking to Fyshwick market, and got swooped. Six or seven passes. Beak clicking but no contact, and he followed me most of the way to the Train Terminal. On the ride...

Reported by Gregory Sekulic

Magpie attack on E-Scooterist

agressive swoop, caused injury
20 Satinay St, Keperra QLD 4054

I was e scootering until i lost my balance after i got scared and got flung into the road and nearly hitting a car

Reported by nicholson

Magpie attack on E-Scooterist

agressive swoop, caused injury
1408 Jacob La, Kuraby QLD 4112

Swooped repeatedly at e-scooter rider causing rider to fall and severely injure themself. Quite determined to follow the rider the entire way to the station!

Reported by Sandra Mansell

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
Devlins Park, Devlins Rd, Ocean Grove VIC 3226

My dog was swooped several times in the grass area near the playground. Poor little guy, it was his birthday as well.

Reported by Emma L

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
24 Friswell Ave, Flora Hill VIC 3550

3 swoops, 1st one was hard crash into helmet, 2nd nearly got my ear, 3rd was just a swoop. This pair are here every year. Ill just avoid the area me thinks.

Reported by Dave M

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
8 Shoalhaven Rd, Sylvania Waters NSW 2224

This one real keen, to have a piece of me. Head down and go.

Reported by David Stakes
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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