Long-legged Buzzard

Paler long-legged buzzards are typically reasonably distinctive, but their highly variable plumage leads to mistaken identity. The main confusion is with the even more variable common buzzard, particularly the steppe subspecies, which breeds and migrates in often similar areas. Steppe buzzards are told apart by a darker head and chest with a contrasting paler breast band, fully barred, darker uppertails, a less distinct carpal patch above and below, and a more contrasting wing lining. (Wikipedia, general species account)

The long-legged buzzard is a bird of prey found widely across Eurasia and North Africa, ranging from southeastern Europe down to East Africa and to the northern Indian subcontinent. It is one of the larger buzzards, considered relatively powerful and aggressive for its group yet a relatively sluggish raptor overall. Like most buzzards it prefers small mammals, including gerbils, ground squirrels, voles and rats, and also takes reptiles, birds, insects and carrion. (Wikipedia, general species account)