Dear Henrik, The bird on your picture for me looks like a subadult (3y) Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina). I did not found any relevant Steppe Eagle character on this bird. The length of the arm is to short for Steppe Eagle. Excepting this, the bill looks very small. The underwing pattern is also good for LSE and we can distinct the two carpal coma too. The tail (with no any transversal band) and wing shape for me looks like typical for LSE, and we can remark that the feet of the bird are quite thin. A diffuse hint of the trailing edge on the wings and the small white markings on the greater underwing coverts it could be present on many subadult LSE's too. Regards, Szilard

Dear Szilard Thank you for your comments. I know it´s always easier to identify birds in the field, than on a single photo, but if we stick to what the picture showes, I still think it´s a Steppe Eagle: The prominent barring on the primaries and secondaries are to heavy for LSE. You also see the dark trailing-edge on the wing, which is also typical for SE. The wings and tail are to long for LSE. On the greater coverts, closest the the birds body, you find a single huge pale feather - wich I think is the remains of a prominent pale wingbar. I think the LSE would have paler underwingcoverts, contrasting to darker flightfeathers and pale vent. Henrik