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 4680
aggressive swoop, caused injury

Injuries

0 562

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Recent Attack details for Australia

Magpie attack on Dog Walker

standard swoop, no contact
68 Rathmines St, Fairfield VIC 3078

Local magpie swoops every year on Rathmines Street near the corner of Clarke and Wingrove Streets. Maggie has swooped multiple times this season. Doesn't like dogs. This is the latest swoop....

Reported by Sam

Magpie attack on Runner

standard swoop, no contact
2 Lilypad Ave, The Ponds NSW 2769

Magpie kept swooping me. I was running in laps. Chased me off the park. And then came back again when I was running on the footpath, swooping me.

Reported by Rayman

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
70 Tingal Rd, Wynnum QLD 4178

Travelling into Wynnum by bike, swooped several times. Much to the laugh of the people's watching The bird wasn't too aggressive.

Reported by Paul Cook

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
31 Hollywell Rd, Biggera Waters QLD 4216

Swooped while riding my bike

Reported by Sarah

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Unit 5/13 King St, Manly Vale NSW 2093

Swooping bird attacked 2 people on bikes followed and continued attacking up king street

Reported by M & B & J C

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
MX98+VR Denman Prospect ACT

Riding with a friend and swooped with contact - I got a beak in the side of my head and my friend got hit 3 times. We wisely decided to walk on the way back up and observed that there were two birds.

Reported by zorro

Magpie attack on E-Scooterist

standard swoop, no contact
20-32 Keane St, Currajong QLD 4812

Swooping. No injury

Reported by Jo

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Balyang Sanctuary/Shannon Ave, Newtown VIC 3220

I am regularly swooped at this intersection

Reported by Paul

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
56M5+F6 Melrose SA

Maggie swoop 2-3 times

Reported by Lily Miegel

Magpie attack on Walker

agressive swoop, caused injury
54 Thomas St, Brighton East VIC 3204

Swooped repeatedly while walking.

Reported by Tim Trijbetz

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
62 Ormond St, Turner ACT 2612

Swooped twice while walking dog with child on bike

Reported by Zoe

Magpie attack on Cyclist

agressive swoop, caused injury
81 River Rd, Gympie QLD 4570

Very aggressive, focuses on ears, drew blood and followed for some distance continued to swoop

Reported by Karen Plus Rex

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Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Gooseberry Hill National Park, 1 Zig Zag Scenic Dr, Gooseberry Hill WA 6076

Came in fast with no audible warning. Two swoops, one hit to the helmet and another brush of its wings on my back.

Reported by Hayden

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
19 Rose Cres, McLaren Flat SA 5171

It was just a little swoop, and it was fine, and it is on McLaren flat oval, not Rose Crescent

Reported by Navarro Lopez

Magpie attack on Runner

standard swoop, no contact
6 Steane St, Kennington VIC 3550

Swooped once running down Glencoe St, it didn't follow. Strangely I was not swooped running up Glencoe St earlier in the morning.

Reported by Vicki L

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
79 Airds Rd, Minto NSW 2566

Maggie swooping, but not making contact. Been swooping each week of September.

Reported by Stephen Males

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
32 Pitcairn St, Ashtonfield NSW 2323

Aggresive front attack. seemed to be a young bird.

Reported by Mick Falcioni

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
240 Waverley Rd, Mount Waverley VIC 3149

Little grey butcherbird! Proud of himself too.

Reported by Ross

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
ACT Bushfire Mem Carpark Accn Capital Territory 2611

I was walking along when I heard magpie wings - luckily it was swooping the cyclist overtaking me at the time. Aerial swoops only, no contact. It was itself being harassed by a Willy wagtail,...

Reported by MekeKa

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
97 Woogaroo St, Goodna QLD 4300

Magie kept hitting my helmet while riding

Reported by Chriso

Magpie attack on Dog Walker

standard swoop, no contact
11 Matthew Parade, Blaxland NSW 2774

Swooped from behind while walking dog

Reported by Xander
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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