On 11 February ay about 20:25 Frances glanced out from our lounge and noticed a large flyout of Grey-headed Flying-foxes heading across the Lake from Mullet Creek.
A few were also heading Westwards, towards town.
By 2035 the flight had pretty much stopped.
The next evening we drove down to Mullet arriving about 2020 hours. The camp was pretty noisy and somewhat smelly. Only one of two bats could be seen, flying above the camp. At 20:25:22 the first of the stream headed out.
The stream soon built up.
We were starting to get nibbled by mozzies so at 20:31:42 we headed back to the car with the stream pouring over and across the Lake towards Howe Flat.
In terms of total numbers I'd say at least 5,000 worked from about 10 per second flying past a spot and the flyout lasting about 10 minutes (so 10*60*10) and allowing a slow start.
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