Sylvester Wrote:
> i dated a lady Magpie she was insane nearly got me
> arrested.
>
> all magpies are insane
You have a point
SIX-YEAR-OLD Matilda Rounds is still recovering
from a vicious magpie attack on Rusforth Rd at
the weekend.
And the culprit's days could be numbered as the
Clarence Valley Council is applying to National
Parks and Wildlife for either the removal or the
death of the bird.
A magpie, which was terrorising players and
spectators at the Grafton Hockey fields, "met his
maker" last Thursday at dawn according to the
council's director of environment, planning and
communities Des Schroder.
Another magpie was also shot at Alex Bell Park a
couple of weeks ago and the council has its eye on
one bird not far from the TAFE at Villiers St as well
as this Rusforth Rd aggressor.
Matilda's mum Samantha was shocked by the way
the magpie attacked her daughter as they were
walking back to the car near the soccer fields.
"She started running to the car and the magpie
came at her and kept attacking her face,"
Samantha said.
"She stood there screaming and I was running
toward her and told her to run for the car.
"She fell over and I started swinging my handbag
as the magpie turned on me too.
"I've never seen anything like it.
"I've seen them swoop but not scratch and claw
at the face."
When a dangerous magpie is reported to the
council, rangers investigate and if it's found to be
"a real public threat", the council asks permission
of National Parks and Wildlife to either remove or
kill the bird.
Mr Schroder reckons the problem seemed to be
worse this year with males protecting territory
and said there had been an incident where a man
was knocked off his motorbike after being
swooped.
However, the ranger did tell him that putting
down a magpie was not always the best outcome
as the females would replace their mate and the
next bird could be even worse.
Samantha said Matilda was "doing okay" but was
still emotionally a little shaken from the incident.
"One centimetre away and it would have been in
her eyeball," she said.
To report a vicious magpie, phone the council's
customer service line on
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