A Sky News reporter got some instant criticism of his work live on air on Tuesday when a bird took offence and swooped at him. 

Political reporter Simon Love was rudely interrupted during a live cross about the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) monthly announcement on interest rates on Tuesday. 

The bird divebombed Love, preventing him from speaking to the station’s chief news anchor Kieran Gilbert.

While Gilbert, who was in the studio, said Australians with home loans would be ‘closely watching’ the RBA decision, Love had to closely watch the bird who got far too close for comfort. 

He was reporting from Carrum Downs after travelling around the mortgage belt of Frankston in Melbourne’s south-eastern outskirts, where mortgage holders had their fingers crossed that rates wouldn’t rise.

‘Woah! Sorry Kieran,’ Love said as the camera cut to him and the angry bird made its presence known.

‘I’ve just been swooped! Yeah, sorry, forgive me Kieran. I’ve just been swooped by a bird.’

Unruffled by his feathered friend, Love told Gilbert it wasn’t the first time he’d been swooped in the ‘past five minutes’.

‘Anyway, let’s push on and hopefully not get swooped again,’ Love said, as he watched the sky, just in case the aerial bombardment started again.

‘We’re all waiting for this – not for a bird swooping – we’re waiting for this decision from the Reserve Bank at 2.30pm.’

The reporter, who was checking the sky to make sure the bird wasn’t coming back, then told Gilbert he might ‘move somewhere else’ for the announcement.

‘Either that or get a stack hat,’ his colleagued joked.

The RBA decision turned out to be far less exciting than Love’s live cross.

There was no change, with the cash rate kept on hold at 4.35 per cent.  

Sky News reporter Simon Love is pictured checking the actual sky to make sure a bird who swooped him wasn’t returning

The swooping bird came a little earlier in the year than usual, as such behaviour generally doesn’t happen until the spring. 

Birds are highly protective of their eggs, nest and young and will often swoop unsuspecting passers-by if they feel threatened.

They do so as a ‘warning’ to ward off what they see as intruders to their territory. 

A Sky News reporter got some instant criticism of his work live on air on Tuesday when a bird took offence and swooped at him. 

Political reporter Simon Love was rudely interrupted during a live cross about the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) monthly announcement on interest rates on Tuesday. 

The bird divebombed Love, preventing him from speaking to the station’s chief news anchor Kieran Gilbert.

While Gilbert, who was in the studio, said Australians with home loans would be ‘closely watching’ the RBA decision, Love had to closely watch the bird who got far too close for comfort. 

He was reporting from Carrum Downs after travelling around the mortgage belt of Frankston in Melbourne’s south-eastern outskirts, where mortgage holders had their fingers crossed that rates wouldn’t rise.

‘Woah! Sorry Kieran,’ Love said as the camera cut to him and the angry bird made its presence known.

‘I’ve just been swooped! Yeah, sorry, forgive me Kieran. I’ve just been swooped by a bird.’

Unruffled by his feathered friend, Love told Gilbert it wasn’t the first time he’d been swooped in the ‘past five minutes’.

‘Anyway, let’s push on and hopefully not get swooped again,’ Love said, as he watched the sky, just in case the aerial bombardment started again.

‘We’re all waiting for this – not for a bird swooping – we’re waiting for this decision from the Reserve Bank at 2.30pm.’

The reporter, who was checking the sky to make sure the bird wasn’t coming back, then told Gilbert he might ‘move somewhere else’ for the announcement.

‘Either that or get a stack hat,’ his colleagued joked.

The RBA decision turned out to be far less exciting than Love’s live cross.

There was no change, with the cash rate kept on hold at 4.35 per cent.  

Sky News reporter Simon Love is pictured checking the actual sky to make sure a bird who swooped him wasn’t returning

The swooping bird came a little earlier in the year than usual, as such behaviour generally doesn’t happen until the spring. 

Birds are highly protective of their eggs, nest and young and will often swoop unsuspecting passers-by if they feel threatened.

They do so as a ‘warning’ to ward off what they see as intruders to their territory.