http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/4830320.stm
story here about a lynx shot by a farmer in Norfolk.
I saw a large black cat myself, very close to the motorway in somerset. It feels as if I'm putting myself in a catagory of either liars or possible nutters by saying that (i'm sure most people feel the same) but I stared at it and thought "NO!!", shook my head and looked again...still there, very large cat, large S shaped tail, walking like a big cat...I showed the two others sat on the front bench seat of the van, both saw it, both were pretty sure it was a large black cat.
My common sense tells me I'm mistaken, but when it happened I had enough time to gather myself and look again, checking for perspective, other animals, re-checking it wasnt a dog several times....
dunno, common sense still stops me from being 100% convinced, especially as it was day time beside the M5...but if I had to bet my life on it.....