A cyclist has claimed he saw a "big cat" in an area of west Wales which has become notorious for sightings of unidentified large felines. Dixie Tilley, from Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire, was cycling along roads near the town when he saw what looked like a black panther. He said he got within 40 yards of the animal and got a good look at it before it disappeared under a fence. In the past, the Welsh assembly government has investigated sightings. Mr Tilley told BBC Radio Wales he was cycling along a bike track when he saw the animal coming towards him. "I though, oh that's a big dog. I was cycling quite quietly, then it saw me and went under the fence. It sort of loped across the field and I thought, that's not a dog," he said. "I could see by the shape of its tail. We've got a cat at home and it's just like it, only this is 20, 30 times bigger. But it seemed to cover lots of ground, then it sort of disappeared."

He saw some people a few minutes later and mentioned it to them. They told him there had been one spotted about a year earlier in the area. "It was jet black and it was really, really shiny. It was bigger than an Alsatian but longer. "If you see a cat, their back is flat and their head is low. A dog is more upright and a tail is swishing. "I don't know much about them really. I've seen these stories in the paper and I've always taken it with a pinch of salt really, but having seen it, it's wonderful.

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