The Shiant Islands - or Shiants - are a group of three uninhabited islands in the Minch between Skye and Harris in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The three main islands, Eilean Mhuire, Eilean a’ Taighe and Garbh Eilean, comprise 218 hectares and house 200,000 seabirds, supporting nationally important populations of Puffin (8.4%), Razorbill (1.3%) and Shag (1.4%).
A rat eradication project took place during 2015 - 2017 under the management of the RSPB and SNH. You can read more about the RSPB project here:
Part 1
Part 2
In Spring 2018 the islands were
declared rat free.
Getting to the islands involves a charter trip aboard the
Sea Harris.
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