Big Cat Roundup 13

Reports of sightings received by BCIB during the last week.

England

Berkshire

Ashampstead - A local woman reports how she saw a long-tailed black animal with a small head and large body hunting on the edge of wood near the village.

Read more at Reading Evening Post

Cleveland

Newby - In the last quarter of 2006, a local man driving a tractor was surprised when a large black cat ran out from under a bush and away across the fields.

Cumbria

Penrith area - a couple driving along the A592 towards Penrith on 20th of November around 4 p.m. were very surprised to see three large black cats running up the hillside and disappearing out of sight over the top.

Dorset

Sturminster Newton - on 11th November around 6 p.m., a local woman was driving from Hinton St Mary towards the village when a big cat ran across the road in front of her headlights. The woman's daughter saw a similar league black cat in a field nearby a few weeks ago.

Northumberland

Hexham - on the 27th of November just after midday, a local man saw a large black cat-like creature jump over a 7 foot high wall and disappear into a nearby wood.

Read more at Hexham Courant

Wales

Gwent

Waunlwyd - On the 21st of November, a local woman out dog walking and saw a cat very similar to the one reported last week.

"It was totally black and it has a long tail. I would say it was about 4 foot long... I feel quite privileged to have seen it."

Read more at icWales


CatStats at a glance

Panther type (black) - 9