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

 4 2976
aggressive swoop, caused injury

Injuries

 1 331

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Recent Attack details for Australia

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

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Carlile Court, 32 Mugglestone Pl, Bruce ACT 2617

Swooped while cycling. Magpie contacted helmet.

Reported by SquidMuscle

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
5 Jabanungga Ave, Ngunnawal ACT 2913

Multiple swoops while riding

Reported by Peter

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Montague Rd, Modbury North SA 5092

Wasn't me but saw a cyclist getting swooped multiple times.

Reported by Keem Sean Basadre

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
38 Ashley St, Reservoir VIC 3073

Walking down street magpie swooped and hit me on the back of the head

Reported by Marisa

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
3 Blue Hills Dr, Bunya QLD 4055

Swooped whilst riding a bike, made contact and pecked my ear but no injury. kept swooping without making contact.

Reported by Avi Kleinburd

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
14 Forbes St, Turner ACT 2612

While riding the bicycle, felt something hit my helmet (light touch) and then looked up to see the magpie flying back up to perch in a tree.

Reported by Ab

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
481 Pacific Hwy, Mayfield West NSW 2304

Followed and continuous swooping from Stevenson Ave to Maitland Road.

Reported by Paris

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Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
25A Bingham Cct, Kaleen ACT 2617

On shared path. Couple feeble swoops and bit of hovering, no contact.

Reported by Mel

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Canberra Railway Stn Wentworth Av, Kingston ACT 2604

Witnessed two cyclists being swooped in quick succession as I was riding towards the station. I crossed the road and was able to avoid that patch of the path. It’s a very aggressive bird.

Reported by Yvonne G

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
178 Raleigh St, Thornbury VIC 3071

This was a myna bird not a magpie, but still a swoop

Reported by Stephen W

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
3 Precinct Pl, South Albury NSW 2640

Swooped whilst cycling - Noreuil path.

Reported by Chris J

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Unit 23/21 Merrindale Dr, Croydon South VIC 3136

Swooped 3 times as I turned onto Centre Way - didn't make contact

Reported by Sykeau

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
88 Hayden St, Nudgee QLD 4014

2 swooping magpies when trying to walk along pathway beside park.

Reported by Jenny

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
1 Old Dubbo Rd, Dubbo NSW 2830

Swooped once while walking. No contact/injury from Magpie.

Reported by Moon M

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
15B Tribune St, South Brisbane QLD 4101

Smaller bird swooping down from a perch on a high rise apartment building. Snaps close behind - single swoop before returning; no contact. Same again for the next pedestrian.

Reported by Roon

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
18 Pago Terrace, Pacific Pines QLD 4211

Swoopyswoop

Reported by Chris
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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