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

 8 4252
aggressive swoop, caused injury

Injuries

 3 497
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Recent Attack details for Australia

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
88 Grubb Ave, Traralgon VIC 3844

I was probably more in a flightpath than subject of a swoop but was worth reporting

Reported by GooberFraggle

Magpie attack on Pram Pusher

standard swoop, no contact
13 Wilshire St, Dickson ACT 2602

Attacked whilst pushing pram with baby

Reported by Tom

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
25 Berrima Rd, Sheidow Park SA 5158

Swooped twice. No contact

Reported by Marco

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
236 Borella Rd Service Rd, East Albury NSW 2640

Multiple swoops with contact made to helmet.

Reported by Geoffrey Hudson

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
1 Naweena Rd, Regency Park SA 5010

One swoop only, hard contact to back of the helmet

Reported by Ian Jennings

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Waterside Gardens, 23 Jondol Pl, Isabella Plains ACT 2905

Quick near miss

Reported by clinton deans

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
66 Cassowary St, Longreach QLD 4730

Swooped while walking across road

Reported by Chris F

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
13 Sexton St, Airport West VIC 3042

A very persistent swooper, gave me a chase down Sexton St.

Reported by Long Way Around

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
8 Bolaro Ave, Greystanes NSW 2145

crossed from the sports ground and got lightly (?) swooped when i made it to the other side. stopped the second i looked at the bird.

Reported by t

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
275 Nobles Rd, Modewarre VIC 3240

Swooped me three times when heading south on Nobles Rd but no contact. However when I came back heading north, he smashed in to the back of my helmet two times.

Reported by Jack S

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Hampton Court, 51 Hampton Cct, Yarralumla ACT 2600

I watched from afar as a meddling magpie attacked my husband while cycling. One swoop turned into two, no contact.

Reported by Jonathan

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
7 Riverside Ave, Allenby Gardens SA 5009

Swooped while cycling

Reported by Christopher Hamilton

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Dreamworld Pkwy at, Foxwell Rd, Coomera QLD 4209

swooped me as i rode past the skate park

Reported by Brett Milne

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
15 Gardenia St, Blackburn VIC 3130

Just swooped - its an annual event

Reported by Stephen W

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
19 Alkemade Dr, Melton VIC 3337

Just a couple of close swoops no impact on the shared path between Barries Road and High Street while cycling.

Reported by Stan O

Magpie attack on Playground User

agressive swoop, caused injury
3 Merrylands Rd, Greystanes NSW 2145

With child at the park when it swooped twice walking back to the car. Scratch on the head that drew blood.

Reported by Katheryn Beck

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
91 Benalla Rd, Shepparton VIC 3630

Emailed in from Qí xuán.

Reported by MagpieAlert Editor

Magpie attack on Person

standard swoop, no contact
39Q8+MW Coombabah QLD

I was sitting in the park when I was swooped by a magpie, he also stole my Maccas chips! (Luca)

Reported by Vanessa

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
2 Grantchester Ave, Mount Barker SA 5251

Magpie making close swoops.

Reported by Andreas

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
35 Gum St, Wynnum QLD 4178

Attacked while cycling, multiple swoopes

Reported by Uromastyx Lacerta

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Cooleman Court Interchange Plt 2, Weston ACT 2611

Swooped while cycling. Lots of noise and following, but no contact with helmet

Reported by Kris

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