Tha buidheann eileanan Hiort, an t-àite as iomallaiche ann am Breatainn, 41 mile (66km) an iar air Beinn na Faoghla anns na h-Eileanan an Iar.
Anns a’ bhuidheann eileanan, tha prìomh eilean Hiort, cho math ri Boraraigh, an Dùn agus Sòthaigh, agus na stacan mara Leibhinis, Stac an Àrmainn (191m) agus Stac Lì (165m) - am fear as àirde ann am Breatainn.
Leis na bearaidhean is stacan mara air leth aca, ’s e an làrach briodachaidh as cudromaiche do dh’eòin-mhara ann an iar-thuath na h-Eòrpa a th’ anns na h-eileanan. Bidh an coileanaidh as motha san t-saoghal de shùlairean a’ neadachadh air Boraraigh agus air na stacan mara.
Tha Hiort air aon de na h-àiteachan as fheàrr ann am Breatainn airson daibheadh mar thoradh air an uisge shoilleir agus na h-uaimhean, tunailean agus boghachan fon uisge.
St Kilda mice
Two kinds of mouse used to be found on St Kilda. Both were larger sub-species of the mainland house mouse and wood mouse. The St Kilda house mouse became extinct after the evacuation in 1930. The St Kilda fieldmouse is still common on Hirta and is also present on Dun. It mainly feeds on snails, insects, moss and seeds, but will also feed on the carcasses of dead sheep, birds and any apples, or other delicacies foolishly left around by work party members!
St Kilda wren
The St Kilda wren is a larger sub-species of the mainland wren; there are only a few hundred pairs, making it a great rarity. Specimens of the adult birds and their eggs were highly prized and the St Kildans used to collect eggs for selling to collectors. Today, it’s fully protected on St Kilda.
