Flodday ( gd, Flodaigh) is an uninhabited island, south west of Barra in the Western Islands of

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to ...

Geography and geology

Flodday is one of the

Barra Isles The Barra Isles, also known as the Bishop's Isles, are a small archipelago in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. They lie south of the island of Barra, for which they are named. The group consists of nine islands and numerous rocky islets, skerri ...

, lying west of

Sandray Sandray ( gd, Sanndraigh) is one of the Barra Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It never had a large population, and has been uninhabited since 1934. It is now known for its large seabird colony. Geography Sandray is half a mile due sou ...

. It consists of three parts, with a natural rock arch between the larger two. Facing west there are black cliffs.

Wildlife

The island has a small

grey seal The grey seal (''Halichoerus grypus'') is found on both shores of the North Atlantic Ocean. In Latin Halichoerus grypus means "hook-nosed sea pig". It is a large seal of the family Phocidae, which are commonly referred to as "true seals" o ...

colony and is home to a subspecies of the dark green fritillary butterfly (''Argynnis aglaja scotica'').

Notes and references

Barra Isles Clan MacNeil Uninhabited islands of the Outer Hebrides Natural arches of Scotland {{WesternIsles-geo-stub