English: Common Buzzard, Eurasian Buzzard, Steppe Buzzard
Russian: Обыкновенный канюк
German: Mausebussard
French: Buse variable
Mongolian: Ойн сар
Japanese: ノスリ (Nosuri)

Body Length:  46-58 cm
Wing span: 110-13 cm

Passage migrant /summer visitor
Breeding season: May-August

Egg number: 3-6
Egg colour: White, variably marked with reddish brown blotches
Brood: 1 per year

Global status: Least concern
Regional status:  Least Concern

Habitat: Coniferous and deciduous trees and cliffs in forests, forest steppe and in the valley of rover and lakes. On migration, they occur singly, or in small loose groups of 3-8 individuals. They soar high up in the sky and migrants are sometimes found in areas with trees, tall bushes, rocks cliffs, and very occasionally planted trees.

Food:  Small rodents, insects, rarely birds and very occasionally lizards.