Holidaymakers spot black cat 'as big as a Labrador'

HOLIDAYMAKERS got more than they bargained for when they spotted something odd in the Anglesey countryside.

- By ANDREW FORGRAVE

In a farm field in the north of the island, they said they saw a large black cat with a "very long and thick tail".

It was later reported to Puma Watch North Wales in the belief a suspected panther was roaming on farmland between Llanfechell and Llanfairynghornwy.

Driving in a convoy of two cars, one occupant from each vehicle spotted the mystery animal on the evening of Friday, October 24.

The sighting follows another report of a large black cat "stalking sheep" near Holyhead's Premier Inn in July. As is often the case, solid evidence wasn't obtained and the sightings contradict expert opinion.

Reporting the latest incident to Puma Watch was a visitor called Joe.

He said: "I was returning from a nice day in the east of Anglesey with a group of friends, back towards our hotel in Llangefni, and I spotted a large black cat in a field beside the road.