Western Marsh Harrier

The western marsh harrier is a large, bulky harrier, 48–56 centimetres long with a wingspan of 115–130 centimetres, larger than other European harriers and with fairly broad wings. Males weigh 400–650 grams and females 550–800 grams, and the plumage differs by sex. The male is mostly a cryptic reddish-brown with lighter yellowish streaks, particularly prominent on the breast, and the head and shoulders are mostly pale greyish-yellowish. (Wikipedia, general species account)

Also known as the Eurasian marsh harrier, this bird of prey occurs in temperate and subtropical western Eurasia and adjacent Africa. A number of relatives were formerly included in the species and are now treated as separate: the eastern marsh harrier, the Papuan harrier of eastern Asia and Wallacea, the swamp harrier of Australasia and the Madagascar marsh harrier of the western Indian Ocean islands. (Wikipedia, general species account)