Report from Scottish Big Cats Website
Date_and_Time: 23 rd October 2002
Location: B842 south of Saddell
Description: About size of a Labrador dog but much sleeker.
Black but seemed to have a yellow flash towards top and back of head.
Long tail, curving towards tip.
Crossed road just in front of my car. Very fast.
First thought. That cat was lucky, then realised it was much bigger than domstic cat.
Movement: Cat like. Very agile. seemed to cross road (narrow two width) in very few strides
Noise: No
Duration: seconds
Distance: Two yards in front of my car.
Weather: wet
Any other evidence: no
Other witnesses: no
Reference: newspaper article re lynx
23 rd October 2002
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