Western Marsh Harrier

The western marsh harrier is a large harrier, 48–56 cm long with a wingspan of 115–130 cm; males weigh 400–650 g and females 550–800 g. The male's plumage is mostly cryptic reddish brown with lighter yellowish streaks, prominent on the breast, and a pale greyish-yellowish head and shoulders. The tail and the secondary and tertial flight feathers are pure grey, contrasting with a brown forewing and black primaries at the wingtips (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is a bird of prey of temperate and subtropical western Eurasia and adjacent Africa, with a wide breeding range from Europe and north-west Africa to Central Asia and the northern Middle East. Most populations are migratory or dispersive. A normal clutch is three to eight eggs, incubated for 31–38 days, and the young fledge after 30–40 days (Wikipedia, general species account).