The second part of the walk started at Murdoch University and finished at the south end of Yangebup Lake. This was an enjoyable walk and largely thru natural areas. This part of the walk went past Frog Swamp, North Lake, Bibra Lake, South Lake, Little Rush Lake and Yangebup Lake as well as the bushland in the south of Murdoch University. It was a beautiful sunny winters day which must be the perfect conditions for walking!

I have to confess I did this walk in late June 2020 and have been very slow to write this in my blog! So it is likely that there is more water in the lakes now as we have had more winter rain since my walk. Our wetland water levels usually peak in October when the bulk of our annual rainfall has occurred.

Frog Swamp was still dry as this is a very shallow wetland but North Lake was starting to fill and the Black Swans were looking for food, a partner and a suitable nest site! There were only a few people walking in the North Lake Reserve and so it was very peaceful.

Bibra Lake is deeper than North Lake and so had more water in it. It is also a much more popular place to walk, ride or jog around. There were a large number of Black-winged Stilts and a few Banded Stilts feeding on the lake as well as a good variety of ducks, heron and egrets. These could easily be seen from the two bird hides on the east side of the lake. I stopped for a delicious morning tea at The Bistrot Cafe which was bustling with happy diners.

The South Lake reserve is a very quiet spot as it has no parking areas near it and is surrounded by other bush reserves and a light industrial area. The lake was filling up and there was water over most of the lake.

From South Lake you need to walk to North Lake Road to go around the railway line and then enter the Little Rush Lake Reserve. This is a nice small lake with a good limestone walk trail going around it. There was water in the lake but very few water birds. The biggest excitement on this part of the walk was seeing a Quenda or Southern Brown Bandicoot which quickly scampered into some thick bush when it saw me!

The next and last lake on the mornings walk was Yangebup Lake. This is a large and very deep lake. It is the deepest of all the Beeliar wetlands and has water in it all year. This lake has a good firm bitumen walking path all the way around it. A bird hide was installed there in the north east of the lake earlier in the year.

In total the walk was about 16 kilometers with only about 135 meters elevation gain. It took me about 4 hours to walk which is quite slow but it was a relaxed pace that allowed enjoyment of the birds, flowers and scenery!

There are two more sections to go. One has already been completed and hopefully the blog post will be up  next week!