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 4685
aggressive swoop, caused injury

Injuries

 1 564

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Recent Attack details for Australia

Magpie attack on Dog Walker

standard swoop, no contact
37 Bayview Terrace, Clayfield QLD 4011

Aggressive swoop - hit hat I was wearing. Only swooped once.

Reported by Vickie H

Magpie attack on Cyclist

agressive swoop, caused injury
22 Parkyn Parade, Mooloolaba QLD 4557

Butcher bird, grazing beak attack to the ear three times, was followed from the bike path across to the road

Reported by Jay

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
North Adelaide Railway Station, North Adelaide SA 5006

Swooped while cycling

Reported by Elissa Stapleton

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
11 Maddox Rd, Newport VIC 3015

Swooping while walking

Reported by Clément Cazi

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Gordon St at Ormiston Primary School, Ormiston QLD 4160

Swooped twice cycling S to N

Reported by Daniel O

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
2 Drew St, Greenway ACT 2900

Magpie swoops as you go across the road from one path to the other path on the other side.

Reported by Adam

Magpie attack on Runner

standard swoop, no contact
197 Hoof St, Grafton NSW 2460

Swooped twice when running.

Reported by Alex Montford

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
46 Plumpton Rd, Tatton NSW 2650

Smaller bird plumpton & Landsdown st swooping

Reported by Gloria Hatter

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
2 Stirling Blvd, Tatton NSW 2650

Magpie swoop x 6 times corner stirling Boulevard & Plumpton road .

Reported by Gloria Hatter

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
22 Loureiro St, Conder ACT 2906

Unsure if same magpie as on western side, but far less aggressive with only a single swoop.

Reported by Anthony

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
18 Margot St, Chadstone VIC 3148

Cycling north - second magpie in 10 mins

Reported by Ross

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
44 Waverley Rd, Chadstone VIC 3148

Crossing Waverley heading north on bike, bugger chased me for 200m, she's a MONSTER

Reported by Ross

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
43 Ridley St, Charlestown NSW 2290

Swooped while walking

Reported by Craig M

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
24 Beaudesert Rd, Moorooka QLD 4105

Magpie chased me south along Beaudesert Road.

Reported by Bob

Magpie attack on Walker

agressive swoop, caused injury
42 Hutton Rd, Aspley QLD 4034

Bird is aggressively swooping multiple times

Reported by Oliver

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
15 Michael Pl, Bracken Ridge QLD 4017

Not a Magpie but a Butcher Bird, an annual event at this location.

Reported by MH

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
16a Colbung St, Coombs ACT 2611

2 light swoops, followed me for 100 metres

Reported by Tim H

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
46 Gilbert St, Buderim QLD 4556

Magpie repeated wing flaps to helmet

Reported by Jay

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Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
142 King St, Buderim QLD 4556

Butcherbird, wingflaps to helmet, and again on trip home ~9:45am

Reported by Jay

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
Lynbrook, Lynbrook VIC 3975

Swooping on pedestrian. Near lynbrook station.

Reported by rajesh punda

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Fred Daly Av after John Gorton Dr, Coombs ACT 2611

From behind as I was crossing the road on my bike. Sat on light pole and watched me as I rode to the shops.

Reported by Graeme T
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