Non-native Cat Sightings in Scotland in 1994

Non-native Cat Sightings in 1994
Date	Location	Description	Activity	Report
Date unknown	Culloden, Inverness-shire, Highland	Dead deer	Claw marks on midriff, neck cut open
Date unknown	Banffshire	Panther-like animal	Army called in after lambs savaged
Date unknown	Linlithgow golf course, West Lothian	The elusive giant cat	Seen on golf course. Reported to police.
Date unknown	Monikie, Angus	Cat		Mick Orsi
Date unknown	Mountblairy/Forglen, Aberdeenshire	Cat	Also stock predation	Mick Orsi
Date unknown	Darra, Turriff, Aberdeenshire	Cat		Mick Orsi
January	nr Farr, Highland	Big cat	Seen by South African naturalist
January	nr Irvine, North Ayrshire	Large cat-like animal. Dark fawn/tawny coat with greenish, yellowish eyes shining in the dark.	Crouching on the road side staring at car before running into fields
February	Beinn Dubhchraig, near Tyndrum, Stirlingshire	Fresh tracks in the snow. Very sharp and clear and the claw marks were deep	Claw marks suggest dog unless cat was using claws to grip in snow
February	Dean Castle Park Estate, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire	Large black animal, bigger than dog. Two yellow cat-like eyes	Seen at 40 ft. Two dogs afraid of animal
February	Kames, Argyll	Cat		Mick Orsi
2 nd February	Lochgair, Kilmichael, Argyll	Large black cat		Fran Lockhart
February	Dalmally, Argyll	Large black cat with tan stripes, like "small black panther", long curved tail		Fran Lockhart
April	King Edward, near Turiff, Aberdeenshire	Big cat seen
April	Carron Reservoir, Stirlingshire	Bushes moved by large animal	Throaty big cat type growl heard by four witnesses
Early April	Woodland near Crathie Church, Balmoral, Aberdeenshire	3 to 4 times the size of a domestic cat, with pointed ears, a long tail, and dark brown patches on the sides of its face	Walked towards witness, snarling and hissing. At about 7 feet, witness turned and ran.
8 th April	Mochrum, Dumfries and Galloway	Cat		Mick Orsi
May	Craigwell, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire	Cat		Mick Orsi
May	Tarbert, Argyll	Cat		Mick Orsi
May	Ninewells hosp, Dundee	Cat		Mick Orsi
before 18 th May	Dundee/Angus.	Mystery Cat	Reported in Courier. Possible pig stalking later.
26 th May	Craighead, Huntly, Aberdeenshire	Cat		Mick Orsi
June	Castlehill, Ayr, South Ayrshire.	Size of a labrador and black/dark grey in colour	Crouched then moved away
June	Ledcrief Fisheries near Tutlybaccart, Angus	Bigger than a dog, jet black and definitely of the cat family, smallish head, rounded ears, up-curved tail about the same length of its body. In great shape, looked well-fed. "Panther"	Seen for five minutes at to 20 ft walking by road
June	Ben Gullion	Cat		Mick Orsi
June	Aboyne, Aberdeenshire	Cat		Mick Orsi
19 th June	Brechin, Angus	Cat		Mick Orsi
20 th June	Whigstreet, Forfar, Angus	Cat		Mick Orsi
30 th June	Carter Bar, Scottish Borders	Two sightings	Also sheep predation	Mick Orsi
July	Cuan Ferry, Seil, Argyll	Cat		Mick Orsi
July	Kindallachan (A9), Perthshire	Cat		Mick Orsi
July	Galashiels, Scottish Borders	Golden coloured cat, like American Bobcat. Later sighting in July 2002	Jumped a dyke and fence behind witness.
July	nr Irvine, North Ayrshire	Large cat, 3 - 4 ft long, short ears, eyes reflected from the headlights	Hunched over eating something. Seen from car.
late July	Huntly - Kildrummy road, Aberdeenshire	Large black cat with a long curved tail	Leapt out of a pine wood and ran along a dyke for 60 yards before disappearing back into the trees
Early Summer	Crombie Country Park, Angus	Black panther-type creature	First sightings of large cat in Angus and Dundee
Early Summer	Ninewells Hospital, Dundee	Black panther-type creature	First sightings of large cat in Angus and Dundee
Early Summer	Old Downie Farm north of Newbigging, Angus	Black panther-type creature	First sightings of large cat in Angus and Dundee
Early Summer, a week later	Whigstreet, nr Forfar, Angus	Black panther-type creature	Seen by three witnesses in field
Early Summer, later	Linlathen Nursing Home near Balgillo, Angus	Black panther-type creature	More sightings of Angus Big Cat
Early Summer, later	Broughty Ferry, Dundee	Black panther-type creature	More sightings of Angus Big Cat
Early Summer, later	Muirdrum area, Angus	Black panther-type creature	More sightings of Angus Big Cat
Early August	nr Kirriemuir, Angus	Mystery black animal	Failed police search
August	River Dee near Banchory, Aberdeenshire	Big cat	Seen swimming acroos the river
August	Loch of Skene, Aberdeenshire	Cat		Mick Orsi
1 st August	Crinan Bridge, Argyll	Cat		Mick Orsi
3 rd August	Ninemileburn, Edinburgh	Cat		Mick Orsi
4 th August	Loch Awe, Argyll	Three sightings		Mick Orsi
14 th August	Loch Ordie, Perthshire and Kinross	Paw prints		Mick Orsi
before September	Kirkcubrightshire	A big black cat	Almost run over by lorry driver
September	Dundonald Road, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire	A big black cat or creature the size of an alsation with a very long tail	In grounds of Mount House
September	Gairlogie, Aberdeenshire	Cat		Mick Orsi
October onwards	Machar, Dunfries and Galloway	Tan-coloured puma. Sheep kills	"Dozens" of sightings
October	Lyne of Skene, Aberdeenshire	Lynx-like animal	Attacked domestic cat
October	Torphins, Aberdeenshire	Cat		Mick Orsi
November	Downie De, Angus	Big Cat seen	Further sightings in January and May 1995
November	Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire	Sheep killed	Puma thought to be responsible.
November	Near Huntly, Aberdeenshire	Big cat	Seen by two witnesses. Ran up a tree
December	nr Kilwinning, North Ayrshire.	Bigger then any dog, except perhaps a Great Dane. Cat-like, maybe like a panther and jet black.	In field opposite house
December	Fetterangus, Aberdeenshire		Sheep attacked	Mick Orsi
December	Cairnie, Aberdeenshire	Cat		Mick Orsi
December	Kemnay-Fetternear, Aberdeenshire	Cat		Mick Orsi
2 nd December	Ugie Bridge, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire	Cat		Mick Orsi
6 th December	Strichen, Aberdeenshire		Sheep attacked	Mick Orsi
15 th December	Sinsharnie Farm, near Huntly, Grampian	Third sheep attack	Puma seen in area a month before
20 th December	Auchindoun, Dufftown, Moray		Sheep attacked	Mick Orsi
28 th December	Aberlour, Moray		Sheep attacked	Mick Orsi

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