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

 2 4679
aggressive swoop, caused injury

Injuries

 1 562

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Recent Attack details for Australia

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
118A Karingal Dr, Greensborough VIC 3088

A fast and angry bird! Struck me several times while going 45kmh

Reported by clemens

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
5 Feltus Pl, Kambah ACT 2902

Double-teamed by very aggressive magpies. No contact but very close and very noisy.

Reported by zorro

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
73 Plimsoll Dr, Casey ACT 2913

Triple swooped from behind, unprovoked in my own backyard. They were sitting on my clothes line as I came out to take the clothes down and they silently triple swopped me from front and behind. Followed...

Reported by AA

Magpie attack on Runner

standard swoop, no contact
215 Old Warburton Hwy, Seville East VIC 3139

Swooped for 1 minute whilst sprinting past.

Reported by Megan H

Magpie attack on Pram Pusher

standard swoop, no contact
1 Sinopia Pkwy, Brabham WA 6055

Walking with a pram, swooped multiple times.

Reported by Keshiamb

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
1 Esplanade, Paynesville VIC 3880

Swooped whilst cycling. My partner was running and he wasnt swooped

Reported by Joanna Koat

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
96 Arthur Cir, Forrest ACT 2603

Aggressively swooped while cycling.

Reported by Lia Svilans

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Southlands Shops Athllon Dr, Mawson ACT 2607

Swooped the couple riding in front of me on Athllon Drive bike path several times just before Beasley St intersection but ignored me as I rode past just after.

Reported by Bomberwatch

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
66 Artemis Dr, Cranbourne East VIC 3977

Cycling on the Criterium track and swooped by magpie 2 times. No injury sustained.

Reported by Jeff R
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Magpie attack on Runner

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

Bold swoop and fell to avoid contact

Reported by Gracie

Magpie attack on Runner

agressive swoop, caused injury
The Bridge lookout, 431 Douglas Parade, Spotswood VIC 3015

Swooped twice

Reported by Matthew Broad

Magpie attack on Dog Walker

standard swoop, no contact
Canavan Reserve, 63 Henley St, Manning WA 6152

Swooped 3 times while walking dog.

Reported by Chez

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Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
397 Racecourse Rd, Mornington VIC 3931

Single swoop. Heading southbound

Reported by Jonathan Boothroyd

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Avani Terraces, 45 Athllon Dr, Greenway ACT 2900

Hit my helmet pretty hard then chased me for another 100m.

Reported by zorro

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
3 Main Rd, Heddon Greta NSW 2321

x2 swoops - no contact

Reported by SquareThumper

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Hilltop Rd opp Hilltop Road Public School, Merrylands NSW 2160

This Hilltop Hoodlum got me out of nowhere like a silent assassin clipped my helmet and then disappeared. 15th for the year

Reported by Rider

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
J33C+8M Greenway ACT

Two magpies noisily harassed me. No contact but lots of aggression.

Reported by zorro

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Edmonds Street Reserve, 2 Edmonds St, Diamond Creek VIC 3089

Chased all the way up the hill, multiple swoops, no injury. Finally chased off by some noisy minahs.

Reported by Nigel F

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
4B Ellen St, Dalby QLD 4405

1 persistent fella. Swoops from Etty St to Dan st.

Reported by Ev

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
17 Affleck Cct, Kellyville NSW 2155

Gentle swoops. No contact

Reported by Andrew G

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
53 Chalk Cct, North Lakes QLD 4509

Walked onto the road and a bird flew at me from behind, and I started waving my hands to scare it away

Reported by PamM
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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