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

 2 4682
aggressive swoop, caused injury

Injuries

 1 563

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Recent Attack details for Australia

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
10 Tropical Dr, Forest Lake QLD 4078

Swooped me again on my way home

Reported by Jamie

Magpie attack on Dog Walker

standard swoop, no contact
1 Parkmead Way, Alfredton VIC 3350

One magpie swooped twice while I was walking my dog.

Reported by Josh

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
20A Lochwood Ave, Forest Lake QLD 4078

Swooped again riding back , this time my helmet hit hard

Reported by Jamie
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Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
10 Tropical Dr, Forest Lake QLD 4078

Swooped at me twice while riding along the street

Reported by Jamie

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
22 Denna St, Maroochydore QLD 4558

Swooped. No contact. While cycling on pathway

Reported by Kevin Roden

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
10 Cudgee Cl, Baulkham Hills NSW 2153

Not magpie! Butcher bird. Multiple swoops well announced with warning warbles.

Reported by Andrew G

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
University Rd, Upper Mount Gravatt QLD 4111

Magpie or Butcher bird chased me through the intersection. I was heading East.

Reported by Bob

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
451 Crane Ave, Kawana QLD 4701

Persistent bird attacking on both Crane Ave and Yaamba Road. Makes contact with your helmet but doesn't call at all.

Reported by Stephen K

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
11A Windsor Rd, Kellyville NSW 2155

Swooped gently a couple of times.

Reported by Andrew G

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Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
267H Princes Hwy, Hallam VIC 3803

Riding a bike through grasslands behind factories. Aggressive magpie swooped 6 or 7 times hitting helmet.

Reported by Sam R

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
2 Brodrick Blvd, Kellyville NSW 2155

Made contact with the helmet along Windsor Rd Had his brother before on Brodrick Blvd - hes a regular every year - no contact for him tho

Reported by Adam Coates

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
Mirinjani Retirement Vlge, 11 Namatjira Dr, Weston ACT 2611

Four swoops but no contact

Reported by Peter Freer

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
1 Marrawah St, Lyons ACT 2606

Attack but no contact

Reported by Peter Freer

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
104 Bruce Hwy, Rockhampton City QLD 4700

Regular bird from previous years is at it again. Pretty aggressive but no contact.

Reported by Stephen K

Magpie attack on Cyclist

agressive swoop, caused injury
41 Canning St, Ainslie ACT 2602

Magpie swoop on ainslie trail while on mountain bike. Fell and landed in outstretched hand. Being evaluated for fracture in wrist.

Reported by Alex Z

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
3 Elliott St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102

butcher bird

Reported by Tct M

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
139B Anthony Rolfe Ave, Gungahlin ACT 2912

Just a single swoop on this part of the commute

Reported by Adam

Magpie attack on Scooterist

standard swoop, no contact
89 Marlborough Rd, Willoughby NSW 2068

Magpies swooping, particularly at kids on scooters

Reported by Adam

Magpie attack on Walker

standard swoop, no contact
74 Ardross St, Applecross WA 6153

I've walked along this street for 2 years, first time swooped. Apparently according to a resident, if you walk on the opposite side of the road, he doesn't swoop.

Reported by Janine

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
5 Fitchett St, Garran ACT 2605

Swooped while riding

Reported by Nick

Magpie attack on Cyclist

standard swoop, no contact
10522 New England Hwy, Highfields QLD 4352

Swooped about five times while cycling with hits on helmet.

Reported by Emily Keable
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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