Gold Coast schoolboy left terrified by aggressive magpie attacks

When Shayd O'Meley cycles near his home on the northern Gold Coast the attacks from above are relentless.

The 12-year-old boy regularly endures aggressive swooping from magpies, all caught on camera.

"They were vicious and just wanted to attack me," Shayd told 9news.

The attacks have left his younger sister in tears. "You just see the shadow and it freaks you out," Tilly O'Meley said.

Experts say the warmer weather is affecting this year's breeding season, with dryer conditions meaning there's less food for magpies and their young.

Magpie swopping season begins: How to avoid getting attacked

The best way to avoid being swooped these school holidays is to avoid problem areas, which have been identified in an app and a website. The Magpie Attack app and magpiealert.com allows you to search your suburb for details of recent injuries.

The website claims so far this season there have been 763 attacks in Queensland alone, far more than any other state.

"If you see one - hold eye contact with it move away," Griffith University Professor Will Feeney said.

Shayd and his family plan to wait out the season.

"We don't want them to go outside," Shayd's grandmother, Debbie Akers, said.