Perth toddler left with cut face after magpie swoop

Another toddler has fallen victim to the ongoing swooping magpie saga sweeping the nation, but this time the attack has come with a unique twist.

Two-year-old Asha O’Leary was playing on her scooter when she was attacked by a half-beaked magpie that flew at her from the ground, instead of swooping over-head.

The Perth mother, Helen O’Leary, said they were both at a lake in Woodlands when the attack took place, Perth Now reports.

 

Two-year-old Asha O’Leary (pictured) was playing on her scooter when she was attacked by a half-beaked magpie

The magpie (pictured) bizarrely flew at the toddler from the group instead of swooping her from above like magpies normally do

The magpie (pictured) bizarrely flew at the toddler from the group instead of swooping her from above like magpies normally do

‘She was just on her scooter and it was coming up from the ground,’ Ms O’Leary said. 

‘I know of about four other attacks through Facebook, within only two days by the same bird.’

Ms O’Leary filmed her young daughter’s injuries which show cuts to her cheeks, nose and chin. 

The two-year-old points the spots where she was attacked by the magpie to her mum during the footage, including a long scratch down the side of her face.

Ecologist Dr Amanda Riley told the publication the bird jumping up from the ground was ‘really unusual behaviour’.

Another mother shared on social media her child and a friend’s child were attacked by a magpie at the same park days earlier, receiving ‘cuts very close to their eyes’.

Asha’s mother Helen said her daughter was just playing on her scooter when she was attacked, leaving her with scratches all over her face (pictured)

‘Also saw two kids getting swooped this morning in the same spot. So please be careful parents,’ the post read.

The attack comes after two Perth toddlers were rushed to hospital last week after a vicious magpie attack. 

Jacob Gale, one, underwent emergency eye surgery after the bird punctured his left eye, leaving him possibly blind in one eye.

The second child, Bodee White, three, was swooped three times by the same bird on the same afternoon. 

The magpie left the young child with scratches to his face and on the eyeball but didn’t sustain permanent damage. 

Experts are warning people to avoid magpie swooping areas and to wear a hat and sunglasses when magpies are around. 

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