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

 5 4701
aggressive swoop, caused injury

Injuries

 0 566

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Recent Attack details for Australia

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
171 La Perouse St, Red Hill ACT 2603

Swooped a few times while cycling. Didnt hit. Hopped off bike & shooed it & it stopped swooping.

Reported by Bec

Magpie attack on Walker

agressive swoop, caused injury
83 Edenholme Rd, Wareemba NSW 2046

Butcher bird swooped. Contacted victim’s nose. Blood drawn. Tetanus injection recommended.

Reported by Rainbow

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
61 Hotham Rd, Gymea NSW 2232

Was waiting for me in tree at boundary of President private hospital. Swooped a couple of times. I switched to other side of hotham rd and it followed me

Reported by Karen

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
70 Royal St, Virginia QLD 4014

Hit pretty hard on the top of the head while walking along the path by the creek between Royal Street and Goss Rd. It stalked me all the way to Goss but didn’t swoop again. Pretty sure it was a peewee...

Reported by AP

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
97 Woogaroo St, Goodna QLD 4300

Swooped while cycling. This bird typically swoops up to 10 times with helmet contact.

Reported by GiantMouse

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
71 Lawson St, Mudgee NSW 2850

1 quick swoop just past Lawson Drive. I was prepared with an umbrella after yesterdays swooping session.

Reported by Jamee

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
285 Plenty Rd, Mill Park VIC 3082

Swooped while cycling

Reported by Liam

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
41 Osborn Terrace, Plympton SA 5038

cyclist. 2 swoops.

Reported by Tony P

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
19A Burlington St, Northmead NSW 2152

Swooped twice while cycling

Reported by Ammar D

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
2 Sun Pl, Chapel Hill QLD 4069

Swooped me again. This bird does not attack from behind, it comes at you from the front, low and straight for your face.

Reported by Hoffman

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
Parking lot, 20 Treloar Cres, Campbell ACT 2612

Walking at rear of the war memorial when swooped from behind. One swoop which brushed my hat.

Reported by Mary R

Magpie attack on Runner

standard swoop, no contact
6 Pearsons Rd, Cooroy QLD 4563

Hit in the back of the head as I was running, magpie kept chasing me down the street for about 50 metres

Reported by Georgia

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
32 Winter St, Mudgee NSW 2850

Swooping

Reported by John

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
49A White Cir, Mudgee NSW 2850

Swooping

Reported by John

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
Bellingara Rd opp Vista Heights Rd, Miranda NSW 2228

How naive of me to think that by 7pm the maggies would stop swooping. 1 swoop, completely silent approach

Reported by John
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Magpie attack on Cyclist

agressive swoop, caused injury
40 Philip Hodgins St, Wright ACT 2611

Swooped and injured while cycling

Reported by Gracie

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
17 Kellett Dr, Mudgee NSW 2850

swooping

Reported by John

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
13 Scarlet Walk, Tarneit VIC 3029

3 swooped but no physical connection. Warning swoop.

Reported by Kelly W

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
85 Oakleaf St, Eight Mile Plains QLD 4113

In the morning and evening, when I always walk this street, I and my friends get attacked.

Reported by San

Magpie attack on Cyclist

agressive swoop, caused injury
106 Edenholme Rd, Wareemba NSW 2046

Unidentified bird swooped while riding a push bike. 2 wounds on the nose, bleeding quite a bit.

Reported by CLAC

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Telopea Park School New South Wales Cr SSO, Barton ACT 2600

Swooped while cycling.

Reported by Lia Svilans
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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