Specialized "PieProof" helmets that protect ears and faces have also become popular during swooping season. Media reports have cited injuries, event cancellations due to swooping-risks and accidents ...

Magpie swooping season is upon us folks, which means trying to dodge those feisty beasts becomes a competitive sport. We know all the tips; don’t make eye contact, keep walking and don’t stop, wear ...

A 12-year-old West Australian schoolgirl has been left with a devastating eye injury after being swooped by a magpie on her way home from school – an accident that will now see her face up to 18 ...

A cyclist has died after swerving out of the path of a swooping magpie in Australia, police have said. The 76-year-old man veered off a path to avoid the bird while riding his bike in Nicholson Park ...

Just days into spring, magpie swooping season is well and truly in flight. It’s already become such an issue for one northwest Sydney suburb that its council was reportedly forced to shoot a ...

Stephanie Skinner has had a fair few run-ins with local magpies over her seven years of cycling in Canberra. Now she’s putting her body on the line to test the best methods of swoop deterence. Two ...