The archive notes that John Cathcart, who had researched Highland big cat reports for at least 21 years, said that when he asked, the witness described a long, thick, curled tail, which is classic puma and not lynx. The identification is therefore in doubt, although the sighting by three people in daylight is one of the better ones.
Beasts & cryptids
The Lynx on the Seventh at Nairn Dunbar, 2000
Seventh green, Nairn Dunbar golf course, beside the Moray Firth
Early September 2000; reported 6 September 2000
- Evidence
- Single witness account
- Access
- Open, admission charged
- Location
- 57.587, -3.890 (Parish-level only, treat as an area)
Sources: Scottish Big Cats archive, Lynx stops play on golf course [other]
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