Pandion haliaetus (Linnaeus, 1758).

Length 50-60 cm. A very distinctive raptor with a white head and nape and a black stripe through each eye and onto the neck; the back is chocolate brown; underparts are pale with a darker breast band, the wings are relatively long and narrow. The Osprey lives on the shores of the Red Sea, also along the Nile and on large lakes. It exclusively eats fish; it hovers to spot its prey, then dives its feet first to grasp the fish. Occasionally, the Osprey catches a fish that is too big for it to manage, in which case it is pulled under the water and drowned. The large nest is usually built on the ground near the trees and water, but sometimes this bird nests on mangroves, or even on electricity pylons; the nest is made of dead branches and twigs. Sexual maturity is at three years; three eggs are laid and are incubated for 35-43 days. This impressive bird is a fairly common resident breeder, winter visitor, and passage migrant in Egypt.