Ayrshire Big Cats

Two sightings of a big cat near Ayr Jan-Feb 1969?

Big cat sightings in Ayrshire and Renfrewshire 1973

Big Cat seen near Beith June 1974

Big Cat seen by taxi driver near Beith June 1974

Large cat like animal seen by lorry driver June 1974

Big Cat seen near Kilmarnock Autumn 1975

Puma returns to Ayrshire haunt 6 th, 8 th and 11 th August 1979

Black cat seen at Kilmaurs Early February 1980

Big cat seen at Shortlees winter 1984

Black Panther on Auchinleck Estate Exact date unknown, 1985

Black cat seen in woods near Kilmarnock September 1985

Black Panther seen at Kilmarnock November 1985

Big Cat sighting near Dunure July 1987

Big cat at Burnhouse mid Summer 1987

Sightings of large black cat near Culzean castle in 1988 and 2001 July 1988

Big cat seen near Irvine January 1994

Big cat at Dean Castle Estate February 1994

Big cat near in Castlehill area of Ayr June 1994

Big cat seen again at Irvine Summer 1994

Big cat on Dundonald Road September 1994

Big cat seen near Kilwinning December 1994

Panther seen near Dundonald Camp August 1995

Panther seen near Kilmarnock August 1995

Big cat seen near Cumnock late December 1995

Big Cat Left Prints In Snow Winter 1995

Big cat on Galston road late June 1996

Large cat-like animal hits car early July 1996

Big cat scatters cows 10 th July 1996

Dark felid seen at Irvine 15 th July 1996

Mauled lamb found 27 th July 1996

Two sightings of big cats 3 rd and late August 1996

Big Cat spotted at Moorfield Roundabout 7 th August 1996

Big Cat on Dundonald -Drybridge Road late August 1996

Big seen by walker in Kilmarnock September 1996

Big Cat spotted at Darvel Industrial Estate 6 th September 1996

Big Cat spotted by River Irvine 8 th September 1996

Black Cat collides with car 9 th September 1996

Big Cat attacks car 11 th September 1996

Are Big Cats Stalking The Roads Around Town? 13 th September 1996

Big Cat at Frasers Garden Centre 14 th September 1996

Black cat with green eyes seen near Kilmarnock 23 rd September 1996

Big Cats Are On The Prowl 24 th September 1996

We've Seen The Phantom Puma Of Dundonald 18 th October 1996

Media Student is Sceptic about Ayrshire Big Cats December 1996

Huge cat seen at Bellfield Interchange, Kilmarnock April 1997

Panther filmed at Patna 3 rd October 1997

Ayrshire Big Cat Caught On Video 3 rd October 1997

Farmers spot two pumas near Kilmarnock October 1997

Big cat seen outside TroonBefore November 1997

The Ardeer Lynx Winter 1998

Green-eyed beast runs from taxi January 1999

Black "puma" on Fenwick Moor June 1999

Puma seen at Crosshill late October 1999

'Tiger' on the Prowl? 23 rd December 1999

Another Big Cat Seen Prowling At Fenwick 24 th December 1999

Large cat seen at Craigie Park, Ayr January 2000

Culzean castle sightings January 2000

Big cat seen again at Ayr by-pass January 3 rd 2000

Man Out Walking Reckons He Saw Tiger On Prowl 7 th January 2000

Black puma on Stewarton road 9 th January 2000

'Big Cat' Prints Found On Farm 14 th January 2000

'Ayrshire Big Cats Back! 28 th February 2000

'Galston Area Is Home To Two Mystery Beasts, says 'Big Cat' Expert 10 th March 2000

Black cat seen at Fenwick Moor June 2000

Black cat seen at Maybole June 2000

Large black cat at Failford 24 th December 2000

Another Ayrshire sighting late March 2001

Black panther seen at Darvel 27 th August 2001

Big cat seen at Kilmarnock - Irvine by-pass 5 th September 2001

A new big cat sighting in Kilmarnock 18 th September 2001

Second Kilmarnock big cat sighting in two days 19 th September 2001

Third Kilmarnock big cat sighting in three days 20 th September 2001

Three big cat sightings in Kilmarnock 18 th, 19 th and 20 th September 2001

A new big cat sighting in Kilmarnock 18 th September 2001

Second Kilmarnock big cat sighting in two days 19 th September 2001

Third Kilmarnock big cat sighting in three days 20 th September 2001

Black cat seen on A76 Kilmarnock to Cumnock road 31 st October 2001

Black cat seen on A76 Kilmarnock to Cumnock road 31 st October 2001

Nouvelle observation d'un Big Cat dans l'Ayrshire, ce lundi 25 th January 2002

Sightings of large black cat near Culzean castle in 1988 and 2001 March 2002

New sightings as big cats mystery deepens 17 th May 2002

Alsation encounters large black cat in Ayrshire garden 5 th July 2002

Large black cat seen for second time at a farm by Galston 21 st July 2002

Two big cat sightings at Galston 5 th August 2002

Black cat sighting at Ballantrae 5 th August 2002

Second appearance of large cat at Ballantrae? 7 th August 2002

Black panther-like animal seen near Martnaham Loch 16 th August 2002

Public warning 23 rd December 2002

Police sight mystery creature 23 rd December 2002

Wild cries send terror through sleepy coastal town 24 th December 2002

Police warning concerning mystery big cat 24 th December 2002

Find the phantom menace 24 th December 2002

Puma on the prowl perplexes police 24 th December 2002

Police saw the mystery 'big cat' 24 th December 2002

Ardrossan big cat 'could now be miles away' 26 th December 2002

Zoo chiefs rubbish big cat theory 2 nd January 2003

Large black cat seen near Stewarton 9 th January 2003

Lynx-like cat seen in Ayrshire around 21 st January 2003

Large black cat seen on Ayr bypass 21 st February 2003

Large dark-coloured cat seen near Stewarton 23 rd February 2003

Large black cat causes traffic to brake suddenly at Troon 9 th July 2003

Hide and sheep 11 th December 2003