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+

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standard swoop, no contact

Swoops

 0 4671
aggressive swoop, caused injury

Injuries

 0 561
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Recent Attack details for Australia

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
2 Hopman St, Greystanes NSW 2145

light swoop, didn't follow me as I rode off

Reported by Craig

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
1 Masthead Loop, Geographe WA 6280

Repeat swoops, approx 20-25 times, repeatedly making contact with helmet and side of head.

Reported by Bec

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
1 Masthead Loop, Geographe WA 6280

Repeat swoops, approx 20-25 times. Repeatedly made contact with helmet and side of head. Followed for approximately 1km.

Reported by Bec

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
104 Bilyana St, Balmoral QLD 4171

Swooped by 2 Butcher birds whilst walking

Reported by Jodie

Magpie attack on Cyclist

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

Accidental duplication

Reported by Jamee

Magpie attack on Runner

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

Swooped multiple times whilst running down Lawson Street (just before Denison Road). Big tree just after the intersection that they seem to be living in… swooped the whole way down Lawson and...

Reported by Jamee

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
12 Acacia St, Brisbane Airport QLD 4008

Swooped

Reported by A

Magpie attack on Cyclist

agressive swoop, caused injury
33 Drayton St, Dalby QLD 4405

Angry bird. Relentless. Drew blood today

Reported by Ev

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
457 Teddington Rd, Tinana South QLD 4650

This Magpie has been swooping me for about a month now, he has never been able to hit me as he is scairred of hitting my helmet! (retractable steel pointer)

Reported by Anton Bierma

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Goulburn Rd opp Roslyn Rd, Crookwell NSW 2583

Targeted cyclist for a sustained period of time.

Reported by Amanda

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Brisbane Airport (BNE), Airport Dr, Brisbane Airport QLD 4008

Swooped

Reported by A

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
45 Tulip St, Hyams Beach NSW 2540

Swooped and hit me on the back. Swooped again a couple of mins later on the way back but didn't connect. Pretty tame all up.

Reported by Andre

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
226 Grey St, South Brisbane QLD 4101

Will often walk through Griffith art school on morning walks, was swooped in the open garden area out the back. No contact but best to be cautious and avoid area for now.

Reported by Jingles

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
11 Paradise St, Gillieston Heights NSW 2321

x2 swoops - no contact

Reported by SquareThumper

Magpie attack on Walker

agressive swoop, caused injury
1 Grantham St, Dutton Park QLD 4102

Agressive swooping. Neighbour advised they were hit by bird a couple days ago.

Reported by Jingles

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
1 Mull Pl, Macquarie ACT 2614

Aggressive magpie who swooped multiple times and chased me up the street. It appears there is a nest there. The attack was very scary.

Reported by Monique

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
153 Station Rd, Burpengary QLD 4505

Didn't see it coming until it clipped me on the back of the head. No warning cry.

Reported by Stephen S

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
208 Lennox St, Maryborough QLD 4650

Magpie swooped me corner Lennox and Kents streets. Same side as police station. I crossed the road and it swooped me again

Reported by Trish

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
78 Randall Rd, Wynnum West QLD 4178

Swooped while cycling

Reported by WH

Magpie attack on Runner

standard swoop, no contact
Tracker Riley Cycleway, 452 Macquarie St, Dubbo NSW 2830

Attacked while running

Reported by Arno

Magpie attack on Runner

standard swoop, no contact
62 Hennessy Dr, Dubbo NSW 2830

Attacked while running.

Reported by Arno
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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