Magpie Swooping Season 2024 Season. Australians are being warned how to avoid “genuinely terrifying” magpie attacks as this year’s swooping season gets underway. Magpie swooping season is the time of year that corresponds to a magpie’s breeding season.

Here’s how you can help keep yourself (and your neighbourhood magpies!) safe this swooping. Magpie swooping season is the time of year that corresponds to a magpie’s breeding season.