Swooping Magpie Causes Havoc
Swooping Magpie Causes Havoc
By Matt Turner
24 August, 2018
Swooping Magpie Causes Havoc
Swooping Magpie Causes Havoc
By Matt Turner
24 August, 2018
Swooping Magpie Causes Havoc
Swooping Magpie Causes Havoc
By Matt Turner
24 August, 2018
Swooping Magpie Causes Havoc
Swooping Magpie Causes Havoc
By Matt Turner
24 August, 2018
Swooping Magpie Causes Havoc
Swooping Magpie Causes Havoc
By Matt Turner
24 August, 2018
Swooping Magpie Causes Havoc
Swooping Magpie Causes Havoc
By Matt Turner
24 August, 2018
Swooping Magpie Causes Havoc
Swooping Magpie Causes Havoc
By Matt Turner
24 August, 2018
Swooping Magpie Causes Havoc
Swooping Magpie Causes Havoc
By Matt Turner
24 August, 2018
They're lurking in trees. They hold a grudge. And they will attack you. Look out – it’s magpie swooping season.
And this year, it’s started earlier than usual, the Environment Department has warned.
“Spring seems to have come early for our magpies as we’re already hearing reports of magpies swooping in some areas,” Environment Department Animal Welfare Manager Dr Deb Kelly said.
“They’ve been singing at night, collecting nesting material and holding little street meetings to work out territory for the past month or so.”
Adelaide residents have already started reporting swooping attacks on the Magpie Alert website, which tracks and records incidents. One person reported a magpie was swooping on Francis St, Bedford Park last week. Another person said they were “swooped from behind” on Crouch Grove, Golden Grove.
Cyclist Dirk Gardner, of Camden Park, had a run-in with a notorious swooping magpie, known by locals as “The Major”, on the bike track that runs alongside the Southern Expressway on Friday.
The Major has patrolled the area near the Majors Rd intersection at O’Halloran Hill every spring for several years. 


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