Scottish Big Cat Trust (www.bigcats.org)

Sightings Form

(please complete as fully as possible and send to

Fran Lockhart

1 Rhives Farm Cottage

Munlochy

Ross-shire

IV8 8PH

General Information
1. Name:		2. Address:				3. Tel: E-mail:				5. Is this your first sighting? Yes: No:
4a. Do you wish to remain anonymous? Yes: No:					4b. Are there any parts of this information you do not wish to appear on the website. (Please detail)
6. Date of Sighting:	7. Location:				8. Grid Ref:				9. Duration of Sighting:
10. Distance from animal:			11. How many witnesses:						12. Number of animals:
13. Before you saw this animal were you aware of other such similar sightings? Yes: No:
14. Did you doubt the existence of such animals before this experience? Yes: No:
15: Type of light observed in (please tick box)				Daylight			16. If seen at night how viewed (please tick box)	No artificial light
				Night				Moonlight
				Dusk				Torchlight
				Dawn				Car Headlights
17. Weather Conditions								Spotlight
								Night Vision Equipment
								Other

Description of Animal
18. Main Colour: (please tick box)		Black		19. Tail: ((please tick box or boxes)		Slightly Curved		20. Ears: ((please tick box or boxes)	Prick Ears
		Dark Brown				Curled at Tip			Rounded Tip
		Tawny				Long			Pointed Tip
		Grey				Short			Tufted Tip
		Spotted				Tufted			Drooping
		Stripped				Tapering			White Patch on Back of Ear
		Other: (please describe in section 23 )				Thick			Noticeably Large
						Bushy (fox like)			Noticeably Small
						Other: (please describe in section 23 )			Other: (please describe in section 23)
21. Limbs (please tick box or boxes)	Thick with broad paws			22. Head & Face (please tick box or boxes)		Small		23. Body (please tick box or boxes)	Feline shaped
	Slender with small paws					Large			Dog shaped
	Short in comparison to body					Rounded			Muscular
	Back legs noticeably longer than front legs					Blunt muzzle			Short & compact
	Other (please describe in section 23 )					Pointed muzzle			Long & lithe
						Other (please describe in section 23)			Other
24. Neck: (please tick box or boxes)			Short		25. Comparable size to: (please tick box or boxes)		Labrador/ Collie	Same		Larger	Smaller
			Long				Domestic Cat	Same		Larger	Smaller
			In proportion				Other
26. Dimensions:			Height to shoulder:		27. Any other information you might think is useful
			Body length (inc head, excl. tail
			Weight:
			Tail length:

Activity/Reaction of Animal
28. What was the animal doing when first observed? (please tick box or boxes)				29. In relation to the witness was the animal. (please tick box or boxes)
Running		Watching something		Unaware
Walking		Eating		Frightened
Resting		Drinking		Indifferent
Stalking/hunting		Crossing the road/track		Curious
Following Witness		Other		Aggressive
Watching Witness				Other
30. Direction of travel i.e North, South, East West or towards name of nearest place/landmark
Habitat
24. Surrounding Area (please tick box or boxes)	Mature Woodland		25. Other signs left by animal		Kill (please complete other form)
	Young Trees
	Scrub
	Moorland				Noise (describe)
	Tall Vegetation (not trees or scrub)
	Open Ground				Scats (describe)
	Rocky or rough terrain
	Agricultural Ground
	Golf Course				Paw prints (describe)
	Disused Railway Track
	Forestry Track				Hair (did you collect any)
	Urban
	Other (describe)				Other (describe)
Other
26. Reaction of other animals such as dog, sheep, cows, deer etc: (please describe)