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 2971
aggressive swoop, caused injury

Injuries

1 331

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Recent Attack details for Australia

Magpie attack on Dog Walker

standard swoop, no contact
60 Tindale St, Muswellbrook NSW 2333

swooped by magpie yearly spot for them to swoop watch out they hide in the tree and on the powerline waiting to swoop

Reported by Dylan

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
13A Gourlay Rd, Caroline Springs VIC 3023

Two magpies swooping while cycling. Aggressive for a few metres but piped down after a while

Reported by Mujtaba Hussain

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
43A Suttor Rd, Moss Vale NSW 2577

Swooped on the way back to moss vale

Reported by William Negrone

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
33 Nirvana St, Long Jetty NSW 2261

Beak clicking and swooping as I came out of Gilbert St and Toowoon Bay Rd roundabout to the cnr at Nirvana St. He stayed a couple couple of feet or more away from me, and again approached from my left...

Reported by Nicolette G

Magpie attack on Dog Walker

standard swoop, no contact
2 Binda Ct, Patterson Lakes VIC 3197

Swooped dog once.

Reported by Jenny

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
6 Corser Cl, Fadden ACT 2904

Swooped twice, no contact

Reported by Russell Kirkpatrick

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
MXC7+5V Denman Prospect ACT

While descending into the Cotter before Camp Cottermouth an angry magpie struck my helmet 8 times

Reported by Daz

Magpie attack on Cyclist

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

Swooped three times, was followed for about 300 metres. Magpie moderately aggressive.

Reported by Nathan

Magpie attack on Postie

standard swoop, no contact
Railway Residence, 2 Brookong St, Lockhart NSW 2656

Swooping and hitting me on the back of my helmet

Reported by Goody

Magpie attack on Walker

agressive swoop, caused injury
11 Blomfield St, Moorooka QLD 4105

Swooped twice by a butcher bird, made contact both times, and drew blood on the second! Followed me all the way to Sherley Street.

Reported by Pretty Bird

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
119 Gap Rd, Cowes VIC 3922

Just annoying

Reported by Owen Bentley

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
265 Avoca St, Randwick NSW 2031

Magpie followed me through the hospital carpark. He was clearly threatening to swoop, but I kept eye contact while I walked my bike through. Most likely the same magpie that swooped me here 6 weeks...

Reported by Simon

Magpie attack on Cyclist

agressive swoop, caused injury
29 Constitution Ave, Canberra ACT 2601

Cycling towards convention centre. Single swoop with no warning. Beak scratched my face, causing me to crash into a nearby sign. It kept watching me from a nearby tree, as other people...

Reported by J S

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
2 Dendy Pl, Florey ACT 2615

Light swooping, nothing serious, but a very vigilant bird

Reported by Matt Withers

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
National Convention Centre Constitution Av, Canberra ACT 2601

Back for another year. Flew and landed in a tree in front of me, i got off and walked my bike, and it followed flying close to me for a 100 or so metres.

Reported by Louis

Magpie attack on Dog Walker

standard swoop, no contact
402 Orange Grove Rd, Salisbury QLD 4107

Butcher bird attached me at the grass area just before you get into the bush in orange grove road

Reported by Liam curran

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
3 Gemmell Pl, Kambah ACT 2902

3 or 4 swoops. Was fairly persistent.

Reported by lukewiwa

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Liversidge St after Ellery Cr, Acton ACT 2601

On bike. No contact, just one swoop

Reported by BW

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
58 College St, Belconnen ACT 2617

Aggressive swooping but no contact made.

Reported by Andrew

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
1 Ouaida St, Jacka ACT 2914

This Maggie normally doesn’t swoop to much but this year has consistently swooped myself either walking or on the bike.

Reported by Allilt

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
2 Lionel Turner Dr, Bushland Beach QLD 4818

High warning swoop at speed

Reported by Hedley
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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