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

 9 2982
aggressive swoop, caused injury

Injuries

 1 331

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Recent Attack details for Australia

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
7 Eddy St, Lithgow NSW 2790

I was riding a bike

Reported by malakyi uttley

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
5 Wombat Way, Parklea NSW 2768

Swooped multiple times while cycling southwest. No contact but very persistent, followed me from the park almost to Sunnyholt road.

Reported by K V

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
5 Temple Ct, Mount Martha VIC 3934

2 swoops from the same bird but they are like small taps

Reported by Remy

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
513 A Wheelers Ln, Dubbo NSW 2830

Swooped while cycling.

Reported by Luke

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
55 University Dr N, Bruce ACT 2617

Swooped while walking

Reported by Rachel C

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
93/4 The Strand, Townsville City QLD 4810

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Reported by Tiago

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
Kingsmill St at Miller Street, Chermside QLD 4032

Bird swooped me and chased down street part for a while, went around my head several times.

Reported by Sally

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
13 Pattison Ave, North Geelong VIC 3215

Swooped while cycling around the velodrome, northern end

Reported by Esper O

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Jarrett St at Jerribin St, Wyoming NSW 2250

Repeated swoops whilst cycling, coming quite close, followed me still around the turn east onto Maidens Brush Rd

Reported by Rene Slats

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
83 Windsor Rd, Baulkham Hills NSW 2153

Newbie. Two aggressive swoops in quick succession.

Reported by Andrew G

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
103 Lodges Rd, Elderslie NSW 2570

Walking along and was continually swooped for about 50 metres, hitting my cap each time from behind.

Reported by Janine

Magpie attack on Runner

standard swoop, no contact
12A Stewart Dr, Wallan VIC 3756

Warning swooped while running

Reported by Amy

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
320 Yaamba Rd, Park Avenue QLD 4701

Swoop while cycling

Reported by Maggie

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
28 Spitfire Dr, Raby NSW 2566

Swooped three times with moderate contact. Accidentally posted this swoop twice

Reported by Ricky J

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
Dogs prohibited, 42 Terrigal Esplanade, Terrigal NSW 2260

Magpie swooped kids at the steps that go up onto the wood chips

Reported by Ryan Slater

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
55 Highfields Rd, Highfields QLD 4352

Fairly chill but will hit a couple times but normaly flaps wings behind will swoop for 20+ metres

Reported by Jayden Taylor

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Highfield Secondary College, Highfields QLD 4352

Very agresive follows for about 100 meters, claws neck and dints bike helmet

Reported by Jayden Taylor

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Public School, 17 Hubbard St, Islington NSW 2296

Repeatedly swooped but not injured.

Reported by John R

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
17 Long Island Rd, Murray Bridge SA 5253

Another kid has been swooped by the same magpie for weeks

Reported by Mason

Magpie attack on Walker

agressive swoop, caused injury
81 Hayden St, Nudgee QLD 4014

Magpie swooped for about 200m

Reported by Jenny

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
10 Marwood Ct, Ferny Hills QLD 4055

one magpie, swooped and clipped my ear here while riding a bike

Reported by Callum Matchett

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