How can I stop magpies from bullying my cat?

[AngryGreasedSantaCatcus]

For some unknown reason (no remains or feathers around) one of the magpies living in the tree overlooking our garden has taken a dislike to our cat.

As soon as he's out , it swoops in, follows him, screams at him and aggressively flies at him.

He's miserable and does these really pitiful cries and runs back inside. Makes no attempts at fighting back .

The noise is driving us up the bend too as it's right outside our window and the magpie keeps going until the cat is out of sight. It also doesn't give two fucks if we're outside with him.

Any suggestions?

@Breadcat24 Magpies have been eating other birds chicks and eggs forever, they're meant to be here and they're meant to do what they do. A cat is an invasive species that causes harm.

I find the magpie hate sad, there are so many species throughout history that have been exterminated, or the attempt to exterminate them has been made by humans who ascribe human emotions to their methods of killing and eating. Farmers and gamekeepers are the worst for it, they destroy the natural habitat in an area and get angry that magpies and crows refuse to die out or leave and instead prey on lambs or game birds, as if they have a choice and can change their diet.

If your cat had wings it would be a fair fight. They’ve literally got the higher position. Stick some wings on him and it will do two things; confuse the magpies and give your cat a boost of confidence.

@flashspeed i feed the bloody magpies- my goodness can they go through a suet ball
I hope that if I feed they will not raid nests

No magpie hate here - just wish they would not eat the baby tom tits

And my cat does not hunt birds she is scared of them

If they were pigeons though, I’d really want to shoot them because they give me the rage.

They do nothing to earn their food, utter scavengers. Not even a tuneful song.

They’re filthy and, unlike other birds that sing and drink politely from the bird baths, these bastards drink then turn around and shit in it.

I do wish the wood pigeons would not crap in the bird water

Our woodpigeons have the same filthy habit.

OP needs a pet rook. Our local magpies are terrified of the neighbourhood rook. They also scatter if I wave my arms. (they also play a cute game of hide and seek if you just stare at them!)

We have magpie issues here, I once looked out and saw nine in one go. Our cat is black and white. It’s not really clear who is bullying who. He sits underneath them waiting for them to swoop. I dislike birds and especially that horrible noise these ones make. It’s worse right now as they are nesting and probably have young.

Have you tried one of these?
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I am having the same issue, a magpie ahs been terrorizing my cat for at least the last couple of weeks and the sound of the magpie is driving me mad.
Outdoors is bad enough, the magpie constantly moving from tree to fence to roof top screaming at my cat, recently it has taken to stalking her through the windows.
She was lying in the conservatory yesterday and the magpie was sitting on the sill outside going mad at her. Later she was sitting in the lounge window and the magpie was going mad at her as he was perched on the front porch overlooking the window. The magpie even goes crazy when she is sat in the window of the back bedroom.
As far as I can tell there is no nest nearby.

once the youngsters leave the nest they sit in trees and bushes in the area and are still tended to by their (very protective) parents.

It's thinking: how can I find a magpie chick to torture....

#teammagpie

No evidence of any nests or chicks in trees nearby, this magpie just has it in for my cat.

But that could be because she's already done for their babies?

Magpies are wild animals. They are free to roam.

Poor boy. I think try to provide him with cover if you can, and be alert for the magpies’ alarm calls so you can rescue him. Otherwise it is a case of waiting it out.

They are very clever birds and they have long memories. One of ours managed to snatch a tail feather from an unwary magpie once and the entire clan declared war on him for the next couple of years.

They paid no heed whatsoever to the other cats but whenever they caught him in the open they would mob him and he would have to dash for cover. Luckily, we have a mature garden with lots of shrubs for him to hide under.

Whenever we heard the magpies chittering with fury we knew to go out and rescue him from whichever bush he was cowering in.

They leave him alone now and I am pretty sure he leaves them alone.

We've had the first quiet year this year. Either the magpies learned he's not much of a threat ,they finally forgot why they hated him so much or he has given up showing any interest in them.

Whatever it is, I'm grateful for his sake and my sanity (being woken up at 5 am daily by angry magpies was not fun) and I hope it lasts.

I was sat out in the garden for a couple of hours yesterday and the peace was broken throughout by this angry magpie. My cat seems unfazed at times and at others runs indoors. I have tried scaring it off but from what I have been reading they have long memories and I am now a probable enemy.

Know this is a zombie thread, but aaagghh! I have had this for three days now and cannot let the cats out at all (I do try to keep them in more during fledgling season). My poor older cat who hasn't caught so much as a mouse in over a year was getting circled and pecked yesterday just sitting in the garden. I'm just waiting for the neighbours to complain about the racket.