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 2966
aggressive swoop, caused injury

Injuries

 0 330

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Recent Attack details for Australia

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
23 Springview Dr, Wirlinga NSW 2640

Persistent swooping

Reported by Dan

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
10 Bardolph St, Bonython ACT 2905

Swooped 5 times hit helmet on last

Reported by Cheryl Jannaway

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
8 Hector St, West Beach SA 5024

Swooped multiple times, no contact. 3 ppl Riding bikes on footpath. It stopped when we walked bike and removed helmets. (Started again when we put helmets on !!)

Reported by Lee-Anne F

Magpie attack on Dog Walker

standard swoop, no contact
115 Hanson Rd, Craigieburn VIC 3064

Got swooped three times by the same magpie

Reported by Samridhi

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
225 A32, Hazelbrook NSW 2779

Up to 10 swooping attacks clipping my bike helmet.

Reported by Richard D

Magpie attack on Cyclist

agressive swoop, caused injury
11 Marwood Ct, Ferny Hills QLD 4055

Attacked and injured again, presumably by same bird as an hour before at the junction of Woodhill Rd and Bunya Rd. Had hoped it was based on woodhill Road and I’d be able to slip past and take another...

Reported by Gavin K

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
5-35 Freeland Grove, Jacana VIC 3047

One quick swoop

Reported by Fane Bastin

Magpie attack on Walker

agressive swoop, caused injury
17 Lennie Ave, Main Beach QLD 4217

Butcher Bird from behind. Scratch to face!

Reported by Paddy

Magpie attack on Walker

agressive swoop, caused injury
17 Lennie Ave, Main Beach QLD 4217

Butcher Bird from behind. Scratch to face which bled.

Reported by Paddy

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
13 Dunbar Ct, Greenvale VIC 3059

Quick and snappy, out of nowhere

Reported by Fane Bastin

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
715 Mickleham Rd, Greenvale VIC 3059

Multiple swoops in quick succession

Reported by Fane Bastin

Magpie attack on Cyclist

agressive swoop, caused injury
2 Woodhill Rd, Ferny Hills QLD 4055

Attacked while cycling. Ear pecked & caused bleeding. Chased hundreds of metres down Bunya Rd repeatedly pecked and scratched on helmet and back, worst magpie I have encountered. Very dangerous...

Reported by Gavin K

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
Aveo Carindale, 19 Banchory Ct, Carindale QLD 4152

Butcher bird, not magpie. Was walking. Smacked me in the side of the head.

Reported by Kez Croft (kezzstar24)

Magpie attack on Walker

agressive swoop, caused injury
72 Talwong St, Manly West QLD 4179

I walked home and I got swooped by a magpie. It hit me from behind and it resulted in an injury behind my left ear. I was bleeding and was in shock as it hit me quite hard.

Reported by Cecile

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
10 Gellies Rd, Bulla VIC 3428

Swooped multiple times from power pole

Reported by Fane Bastin

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
146A Rafting Ground Rd, Brookfield QLD 4069

Was swooped here last year multiple times where Moons Ln joins Rafting Ground Rd so was watching out for him. Silent assasin came from nowhere and I felt his beak on my hair through one of my helmet slots....

Reported by Byron L

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
97/95 Henna St, Warrnambool VIC 3280

i got swooped

Reported by zak

Magpie attack on Cyclist

agressive swoop, caused injury
173-175 Heatherdale Rd, Vermont VIC 3133

Got swooped and nicked on the ear by a magpie.

Reported by Michael

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Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
92 Hopkins Hwy, Warrnambool VIC 3280

i got swooped

Reported by zak

Magpie attack on Runner

agressive swoop, caused injury
1 Ambleside Ave, Murrumbateman NSW 2582

The bird is now aggressive and I was stuck in the back of the head (whilst wearing a ball cap) and still managed to inflict a puncture wound. Bird has been reported to Yass Valley Council.

Reported by Iver L

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
105 Henna St, Warrnambool VIC 3280

A particularly persistent and nast one along here.

Reported by Pedr Vincent
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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