Flodday Near Vatersay Information
Flodday (Scots Gaelic: Flodaigh) is an uninhabited island, south west of Barra in the Western Islands of Scotland.
Flodday (nearest island), viewed from Vatersay.Geography and geology
Flodday is one of the Barra Isles, lying one mile west of Sandray. It consists of three parts, with a natural rock arch between the larger two. Facing west there are black cliffs.[2]
Wildlife
The island is a small grey seal colony and home to a subspecies of the Dark Green Fritillary butterfly (Argynnis aglaja scotica).[2]
Footnotes
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ a b c Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. ISBN 1841954543.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
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Coordinates: 56°53′55″N 7°34′01″W / 56.89865°N 7.56704°W
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