{"id":508,"date":"2019-09-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/uncategorized\/central-coast-residents-warned-swooping-season-kicks\/"},"modified":"2019-09-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-01T14:00:00","slug":"central-coast-residents-warned-swooping-season-kicks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/lifestyle\/central-coast-residents-warned-swooping-season-kicks\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Coast residents warned as swooping season kicks off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gettyimages-588386678.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Swooping season has begun!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Just a few days into Spring and the swooping season on the Central Coast is in full flight with residents being warned to be on the lookout for nests and pay attention to warning signals if they want to avoid being swooped.<\/p>\n<p>The swooping season has begun with swooping incidents on cyclists and pedestrians increasing across the Central Coast as magpies aim to protect their eggs or new offspring.<\/p>\n<p>Alan Benson from Central Coast Birding told Nine News that magpies in this region began laying their eggs only a few weeks ago, meaning protective swoops were set to common over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cThe magpies would have started laying eggs in August, so for the period from August right through to October, the male magpie from the nesting pair defends the nest aggressively from what he perceives as threats.<\/p>\n<p>Swoops on the Central Coast can be common due to the large number of parks and structures that offer the perfect environment for nesting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey like our urban environments, the parks, where there\u2019s plenty of ground for them to feed and tall trees where there\u2019s places for them to nest,\u201d Mr Benson explained.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/photo-1483560403379-e98150f47baa.jpeg\" alt=\"yellow and black bird about to perch\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to the Department of Environment and Science, magpies will only defend their nest within a \u2018defence zone\u2019. For pedestrians, this is usually an area within 110 metres of the nest, with that distance increasing to 150 metres for cyclists.<\/p>\n<p>Although only an estimated 9% of magpies are considered aggressive, those protective magpies will often target specific people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly a small proportion of magpie\u2019s swoop on people and these often have a preference for a few individuals that the birds recognise or certain types of \u2018targets\u2019 like pedestrians and cyclists,\u201d the information page reads.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/photo-1554284298-dcbf4674402e.jpeg\" alt=\"black and gray bird on green field\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Central Coast residents are being advised to pay attention to signs indicating magpie nests in the area, and to lookout for \u2018swooping warning\u2019 such as warning calls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA magpie\u2019s defensive behaviour can range from a non-contact swoop with or without beak snapping, through to pecking, dive-bombing and sometimes front-on attacks from the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other ways to reduce the risks of swooping include attempting to maintain eye contact with magpies while walking past, walking in a large group of people, and attaching brightly coloured flags to bikes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/articles\/big-w-erina-deny-reports-store-closure\">Big W Erina deny reports of store closure\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Written by Kate Stevens<\/p>\n<p>Images: Getty\/Unsplash<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swooping season has begun! 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