It’s official – 2020 has been a particularly bad year for magpie attacks
Well, don’t say we didn’t warn you. In August, we flagged the fact that Australia…More
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Magpie season predicted to be worse this year – because of face masks
Being swooped by a magpie is unpleasant at the best of times. And there’s cause…More
Is this standard procedure? Police blow magpie out of the sky for swooping woman
Yes, really. Two New South Wales police officers in plain clothes gunned the black-and-white menace…More
Prepare for the ‘bird-pocalypse’: magpie attack season has started early
While swooping time for the territorial birds usually peaks in September, the Magpie Alert interactive…More
Is this the scariest study ever? Research finds magpies get smarter living in big groups
If you weren’t already living in fear of them, researchers have found the black-and-white menaces…More
Our ‘Trump moment’? Magpie edges out the bin chicken for Australia’s Bird of the Year
Update on this story: the black-and-white menace swooped in just before the Guardian and BirdLife…More
Adelaide council issues public warning – about ‘vicious’ magpie
No, really. The Tea Tree Gully Council is warning its residents to be on guard…More