The hilarious moment a magpie swooped a junior football player so relentlessly he had to leave the field was captured on camera by an amused spectator. <br /><br />The bird singled out Parkes Spacemen player Jack Skinner during a junior rugby league match against, ironically, the Forbes Magpies in Dubbo, on Saturday.<br /><br />Jack had to bob and weave in an attempt to escape the bird, which was unfazed by the other 25 players on the field.<br /><br />The relentless onslaught eventually forced the coach to pull Jack from the field, much to the amusement of some spectators.<br /><br />They're taking him off!' one spectator said. <br /><br />The magpie still wasn't satisfied and pursued the young player from the field as a team trainer tried to protect him. <br /><br />Once Jack made it to the sideline the bird disappeared from view and seemed to finally leave him alone.<br /><br />Video of the incident has already been viewed more than 300,000 times on social media.<br /><br />'Magpies rule all footy fields mate. Swoop swoop,' one Facebook user wrote. <br /><br />'Only time you'd ever see me run,' another added. <br /><br />'What nightmares are made of,' a third user joked.<br />Despite there being only one video the magpie reportedly swooped a number of other players during the game. <br /><br />Magpies usually breed between August and October, which is when they become protective of their nests.<br /><br />Swooping from one bird will generally last six weeks, or until their chicks are fledged and ready to leave the nest. <br /><br />Research has also shown magpies can recognise up to at least 100 different people and tend to only swoop things they see as a threat.<br /><br />
