Common buzzard

Medium-sized, broad-winged, rather compact raptor with broad, short neck and medium-length tail. Glides on flatter wings, generally with slightly raised inner wing and slightly lowered outer wing. Plumage variable, from very dark to very pale. Off-white tail densely barred grey, pale band across chest regardless of morph. From below, trailing edge of wing and wing-tips blackish, involving whole 'fingers'. Rest of flight-feathers whitish, barred dark.