Almost all the bat colony in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens has been scared off, with all but about 10 taking flight in search of quieter digs.
Computerised recordings of loud industrial noise and banging sounds have been blared twice a day since last Monday in an attempt to displace the 5000 strong grey-headed flying fox colony.
Bat numbers were down to 150 last Friday and executive director of the Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust Dr Brett Summerell said that by Monday the population had dropped to only 10.
"The majority of bats have been evicted from the gardens," he told AAP today.
"We've been playing a range of industrial type noises - basically annoying sounds for about 45 minutes in the mornings and 35 minutes in the evening," he said.