Pied Harrier

The pied harrier is named for the male's distinctive black and white colouring: black on the head, neck, back, breast and primaries, and white on the forewing, rump and the rest of the underparts, with striking yellow eyes. Females are dark brown above and pale brown to white below with dark streaking and a small white rump. It is 41–49 cm long; males weigh 265–325 g and females 390–455 g. Its wings reach far down the tail but not past the tip (Wikipedia, general species account).

It lives mostly in open country and eats mostly small mammals, especially voles. It is primarily solitary but sometimes forms loose groups (Wikipedia, general species account).