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

 1 4645
aggressive swoop, caused injury

Injuries

 0 556
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Recent Attack details for Australia

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
509 Sunrise Rd, Tinbeerwah QLD 4563

Helmet strike

Reported by Rick

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
98 Crebert St, Mayfield NSW 2304

Swooped only, on Monday, but swooped and attacked my helmet on Wednesday. This pair of angry magpies are a regular each year and although they are running late this season they have not failed to make...

Reported by Bruce T

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Ross River Rd at Gulliver Street, Mundingburra QLD 4812

two hits on the helmet. No noise

Reported by Martin

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
45 Bagnall St, Gregory Hills NSW 2557

Swooped a group of teens close to the park.

Reported by Steven S

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
114 Queens Rd, Hermit Park QLD 4812

Four hits to the helmet and a wing bounced off my left shoulder. (Thinking seriously about ear protection)

Reported by Martin

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
121 Bindi St, Glenroy VIC 3046

While walking crossing the lights

Reported by Hiru Samarakoon
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Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Margaret Hendry School Sutherland Cr, Taylor ACT 2913

Multiple swoops (4+) with no contact but lots of beak snapping

Reported by Peter

Magpie attack on Cyclist

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

Swooped while cycling

Reported by Greg

Magpie attack on E-Scooterist

agressive swoop, caused injury
60 Marcus Clarke St, Canberra ACT 2601

Scooped and injured while riding e-scooter

Reported by Jasmine

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
23 Murray St, Northmead NSW 2152

Light swoop - no contact

Reported by jesse

Magpie attack on Dog Walker

standard swoop, no contact
18 Sherridon Cres, Quakers Hill NSW 2763

This magpie is becoming quite aggressive. Only swooped my dog once but now clacks beak and pecks where early in the season it was swooping more often but not overly aggressive

Reported by Rob Byrnes

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
10 Jagera Cct, Taigum QLD 4018

4 or 5 magpies attempted to swoop

Reported by Amelia M

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
169 State Route 72, Aitkenvale QLD 4814

two hits to my helmet

Reported by Martin

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
39 Phoenix Rd, Spearwood WA 6163

Was on my bike and had no clue the fella was in the trees until he swooped and actually grazed my helmet, he continued swooping for about a minute until I got far enough away.

Reported by Rio Langdon

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
47 Chevalier St, Weston ACT 2611

Magpie connected with helmet and sunglasses.

Reported by Martin

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
46 Banks St, Yarralumla ACT 2600

Single pass with a snap by the ear but no contact

Reported by Brad S

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Wahminda Park, 247 Ancaster Rd, Ferny Grove QLD 4055

Butcher bird struck me on the back of my full fave helmet when crossing the bridge to Lanitas from Ironbark

Reported by Vintage HiFi

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Police Station, 31 Anthony Rolfe Ave, Gungahlin ACT 2912

Dismounted with bike. Swooped multiple times on foodpath behind Gunghalin police station.

Reported by Sam

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
36 Causley Ln, Gungahlin ACT 2912

Cycling on footpath. Swooped twice

Reported by Sam

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
3A McCallum St, Carseldine QLD 4034

Several swoops made. But no contact

Reported by Louisa Ungerer

Magpie attack on E-Scooterist

standard swoop, no contact
Cervantes Av Before Niagara St, Baldivis WA 6171

Got swooped while on my e-scooter, no contact or injuries but it was close

Reported by Tommy Colton
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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