THE Baigup Wetlands on the Swan River border between Maylands and Bayswater have experienced a severe drying out, with some saying they’ve not seen water levels so low in 30 years.
Rosemary Lynch from the Baigup Wetlands Interest Group said while the wetlands were “incredibly dry”, she could see a slightly positive side.
“That the western lake has dried up so extensively will provide us with an opportunity to tackle some weeding that’s normally difficult for us to access,” Ms Lynch said.
“The primary lake is still inundated and remains an important freshwater refuge for a huge variety of birds.”
Ms Lynch said a bird count in January observed 44 species, which was coincidentally the same number as the previous count last September, though they weren’t all the same species.”
Last week the interest group walked through the wetlands with Bayswater council’s natural area coordinator Matt Moore who explained that Perth was generally experiencing a substantial
“dry down” coinciding with very low tides, meaning waterbodies including the Swan River are at very low levels.
Perth Voice Interactive 
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