About the islands

 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 Biosecurity for Life programme, managed the RSPB and SNH. You can read more about the project here

In Spring 2018 the islands were declared rat free.