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

39 3021
aggressive swoop, caused injury

Injuries

6 337

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Recent Attack details for Australia

Magpie attack on Cyclist

agressive swoop, caused injury
1 Wilson St, Princes Hill VIC 3054

Kids was attacked while parents was running before them

Reported by gaetan vanwynsberghe

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
53 Chirnside Cct, Kambah ACT 2902

Saw him waiting. Thought I’d avoid him by heading along the road instead of the path. He thwarted my plan

Reported by I was innocent

Magpie attack on Cyclist

agressive swoop, caused injury
1 Twynam St, Holder ACT 2611

Swoop while cycling

Reported by Arjaree Saiboonyung

Magpie attack on Walker

agressive swoop, caused injury
Aughtie Dr/Albert Rd, Albert Park VIC 3206

Walking on the footpath and the magpie hit me in the left ear at full flight, drawing blood and leaving me a bit shocked, felt like someone had kicked a football at me.

Reported by Rebecca

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Hamilton Park, 21 Cossington Smith Cres, Lyneham ACT 2602

Half-hearted swoop. No contact.

Reported by Doug L

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
21 Tindal St, Gordon Park QLD 4031

Magpie swooping 4 times in 1 minute.

Reported by Ron

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
1 Lowe St, Queanbeyan NSW 2620

Swooped 3 or 4 times when cycling fast

Reported by alan hinde

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
11 St Clair Pl, Lyons ACT 2606

Several swoops while cycling

Reported by Sara

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
30 Clarke St, West Footscray VIC 3012

Swooped from the large gumtree located on the intersection on the railway fence line.

Reported by Hutch Rimington

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
769 High Street Rd Service Rd, Glen Waverley VIC 3150

Swooped me a couple of times. Didn’t peck me or anything but was still a little aggressive. Got off the bike and walked and that seemed to stop it from swooping me.

Reported by Amon

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
90A Boyanda St, Wishart QLD 4122

Swooped twice by Butcher bird while walking along shared path just toward Bellbird Crescent just after Boyanda St exit/entry

Reported by AJAY

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
100 Glenfield Rd, Glenfield Park NSW 2650

Multiple contacts. Made an attempt at left ear.

Reported by Steven

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
269 Kincaid St, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650

Persistent and making contact.

Reported by Steven

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
83 Balleroo Cres, Glenfield Park NSW 2650

Just a swooper.

Reported by Steven

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
P42M+6V Parkes ACT

Aggressive magpie outside National Portrait Gallery and High Court swooped me and clacked its beak as I rode past on bike. I had earlier seen it swoop a 4 year boy who was playing in the area.

Reported by Harri

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Magpie attack on E-Scooterist

standard swoop, no contact
17 Condamine St, Turner ACT 2612

Single magpie swooped while riding escooter

Reported by Danien Frost

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Blackburn Station/South Pde, Blackburn VIC 3130

Saw a cyclist being swooped here. Magpie was mostly hovering just above their head, then coming closer, then going back to hovering. Interesting technique. Didn’t swoop me or my...

Reported by Jacob Gibbons

Magpie attack on E-Scooterist

standard swoop, no contact
6 Eden Pl, Wallan VIC 3756

Swooped like 5 times, luckily I was wearing a helmet

Reported by Joe

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
Westminster Ave after Lismore Ave, Dee Why NSW 2099

Swooped while walking

Reported by Fwheels

Magpie attack on Person

standard swoop, no contact
14I Riverstone Blvd, Clyde North VIC 3978

Stationary on bikes and came from a really far way away, past me (not on a bike) and aimed right for them. Went away and came back again.

Reported by Rebecca

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
77 Krauss Ave, Loftville NSW 2480

Swooped me twice, made physical contact with helmet briefly with its body, but not hard, didn’t swoop my friend who was a few metres behind me, when I waved my arm above my head it stop...

Reported by Lee
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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