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

 0 3077
aggressive swoop, caused injury

Injuries

 0 344

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Recent Attack details for Australia

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
6VF4+CV, Bungarribee NSW 2767

Swooped 4 times when riding to bubbler, and was swopped another 4 times heading back to Rooty Hill

Reported by Vincent L

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
6V95+85 Eastern Creek NSW

Swooped 2 times

Reported by Vincent L

Magpie attack on Pram Pusher

standard swoop, no contact
10 Jens Pl, Kambah ACT 2902

Wasn’t too bad, wasn’t persistent., just one warning swoop.

Reported by Rachel

Magpie attack on Cyclist

agressive swoop, caused injury
57 Ernest Cavanagh St, Gungahlin ACT 2912

I was cycling past. It swooped multiple times and pierced the skin on my ear and neck the first 3 times. It continued swooping but i waved my arm to deter it as i cycled away from its territory....

Reported by Olivia Wenholz

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
191-195 Peel St, Tamworth NSW 2340

3 cracks at me while riding. No contact. Got off and walked the bike. Eyeballed the beast from the underworld until he gave up.

Reported by Mr R

Magpie attack on Dog Walker

standard swoop, no contact
8 Margarita Ct, Parrearra QLD 4575

Dog stopped to sniff at some bread that had been left on the grass and was swooped several times until we turned down Kawana Way

Reported by 747burns

Magpie attack on Walker

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

Swooping on Tracker Riley path

Reported by Lea-Ann Sakmann

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
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Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
391 Danks St, Middle Park VIC 3206

Walking to 12 stop- swooped while crossing Danks St

Reported by M

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
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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