Birding

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Have you always wondered what birds would call these lands theirs? From snowy mountain tops to the lowest wetlands, there are many birds ready to be discovered!

Description

"A relaxing way to explore and find the birds native to each region of Middle-earth."

Introduced with Update 41: On the Wing, birding is the second hobby available in LOTRO.

The Basics

Players can train in the art of birding from Hobby Masters:

NPC Region Location Coords
Henry Oakeshott Bree-land Scholar's Stair Archives (Bree) [30.5S, 51.7W]
Refkell Ered Luin Hall of Kings (Thorin's Hall) [13.8S, 103.2W]
Hobby Master Swanfleet Lhan Garan [54.9S, 27.7W]
Brago Puddifoot The Shire Bywater Pool [31.2S, 70.0W]
Estmar Bolger The Shire The Bird and Baby Inn (Michel Delving) [33.4S, 75.4W]
Misty Bolger The Yondershire Gamwich [23.7S, 82.4W]
Hobby Master North Downs Trestlebridge Gate (West) [17.7S, 54.5W]
Hobby Master Wildwood Linnet's Camp [22.0S, 57.7W]
Hobby Master Evendim Trader's Wharf [21.4S, 61.5W]
Haldúr Trollshaws The Hall of Fire (The Last Homely House) [29.8S, 3.4W]
Arnfin Moria The Twenty-first Hall [5.7S, 105.2W]
Hobby Master Dunland Galtrev [79.9S, 16.9W]
Hobby Master Dunland Lhan Rhos [87.2S, 23.2W]
Hobby Master Dunland Durgors [88.1S, 25.8W]
Hobby Master East Rohan Snowbourn, Sutcrofts [61.1S, 61.3W]
Hobby Master Wildermore Forlaw [38.9S, 61.1W]
Hobby Master West Rohan Aldburg, Eastfold [69.4S, 64.5W]
Dúdrad West Rohan Edoras, Kingstead [62.7S, 74.7W]
Hobby Master Western Gondor Dol Amroth, Havens of Belfalas [75.1S, 70.3W]
Hobby Master King's Gondor Harlond, Lossarnach [72.8S, 18.9W]

How to Bird

Open the Character Journal and click on the Hobby button along the bottom. Here you will find information about birding, and the Birding icon Birding-icon.png which you can drag/assign to a quickslot.

  • Equip a birding kit Basic_Birding_Kit-icon.png in main hand on character panel. Open Hobby panel from character panel drag the Birding icon Birding-icon.png on to toolbar.
  • When you use the skill you'll first see/hear your character do a call, watch for floating white feathers to show up around your character's legs/feet as they raise the spyglass, tap your Birding icon/skill you'll see Green feathers show above character, then character will call again, white feathers show again hit the skill again, green feathers (See the Gallery for examples).
  • Repeat this process about 2-4 times it seems to vary, character will cheer when you get one even if its not one you need anymore. For each time you successfully press the birding action during these windows you open yourself to finding a rarer bird from that region.
  • If you start getting birds you've already discovered quite a bit its time to move to either a different area of the area or region or move on to a different region and come back as the birds grow wary of your presence.
  • Each successful bird you have spotted will be recorded in the birding section of your Collections Panel (Shift+C).

Equipment

Your Basic Birding Kit is acquired from the hobby-master who trains you in birding. They will also give you The Basics of Birding to guide you along. If you lose or delete your Basic Birding Supplies you can purchase another from any Supplier Vendor throughout the game world.


Leveling Birding

Proficiency level can be checked under Character > Hobby, then hovering over the bar below the hobby description. A tooltip will appear showing "(your level)/200," indicating your level relative to the maximum possible of 200.

Types of Birds

There are several types of bird you are able to spot. List coming soon.


Rewards

Birding Titles

Deeds
Title Deed
The All-feather The Rarest of Birds in Eriador

The following titles are tied to Proficiency in the Hobby. Higher proficiency than 100 has not currently provided any title rewards per Beta build four.

Proficiency
Level Points
Bird-brained 10
Fair Fowler 30
Unwavering Warbler 50
Wing-spotter 70
Bird-tamer 100


Birding Frames

Birding Deeds

Birding Deeds Overview
Deed Reward Details
All the Birds of Angmar  Orange and Gold Birding Garments Collect all birds in Angmar.
All the Birds of Bree-land  Blue Birding Garments Collect all birds in Bree-land.
All the Birds of Cardolan Collect all birds in Cardolan.
All the Birds of Dunland  Orange and Mithril Birding Garments Collect all birds in Dunland.
All the Birds of Enedwaith Collect all birds in Enedwaith.
All the Birds of Ered Luin  Blue and Gold Birding Garments Collect all birds in Ered Luin.
All the Birds of Eregion Collect all birds in Eregion.
All the Birds of Evendim Collect all birds in Evendim.
All the Birds of Forochel  Orange and Black Birding Garments Collect all birds in Forochel.
All the Birds of Swanfleet  Orange and Blue Birding Garments Collect all birds in Swanfleet.
All the Birds of the Lone-lands Collect all birds in the Lone-lands.
All the Birds of the Misty Mountains  Blue and Mithril Birding Garments Collect all birds in the Misty Mountains.
All the Birds of the North Downs Collect all birds in the North Downs.
All the Birds of the Shire  Emote Writ - Bird in Hand Collect all birds in the Shire.
All the Birds of the Trollshaws  Blue and Black Birding Garments Collect all birds in the Trollshaws.
Birds of Angmar: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds in Angmar.
Birds of Angmar: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in Angmar.
Birds of Bree-land: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds in Bree-land.
Birds of Bree-land: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in Bree-land.
Birds of Cardolan: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds in Cardolan.
Birds of Cardolan: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in Cardolan.
Birds of Dunland: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds in Dunland.
Birds of Dunland: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in Dunland.
Birds of Enedwaith: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds in Enedwaith.
Birds of Enedwaith: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in Enedwaith.
Birds of Ered Luin: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds in Ered Luin.
Birds of Ered Luin: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in Ered Luin.
Birds of Eregion: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds in Eregion.
Birds of Eregion: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in Eregion.
Birds of Evendim: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds in Evendim.
Birds of Evendim: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in Evendim.
Birds of Forochel: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds in Forochel.
Birds of Forochel: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in Forochel.
Birds of Swanfleet: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds in Swanfleet.
Birds of Swanfleet: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in Swanfleet.
Birds of the Lone-lands: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds in the Lone-lands.
Birds of the Lone-lands: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in the Lone-lands.
Birds of the Misty Mountains: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds in the Misty Mountains.
Birds of the Misty Mountains: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in the Misty Mountains.
Birds of the North Downs: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds in the North Downs.
Birds of the North Downs: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in the North Downs.
Birds of The Shire: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds in The Shire.
Birds of The Shire: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in The Shire.
Birds of the Trollshaws: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds in the Trollshaws.
Birds of the Trollshaws: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in the Trollshaws.
The Rarest Bird in Angmar Collect the Fadrách's Fenling in Angmar.
The Rarest Bird in Bree-land Collect the Brandywarbler in Bree-land.
The Rarest Bird in Cardolan Collect the Barrow-plover in Cardolan.
The Rarest Bird in Dunland Collect the Drake-hunting Eagle in Dunland.
The Rarest Bird in Enedwaith Collect the Blue-tailed Robin in Enedwaith.
The Rarest Bird in Ered Luin Collect the Falathlorn Woodpecker in Ered Luin.
The Rarest Bird in Eregion Collect the Silvertine Harrier in Eregion.
The Rarest Bird in Evendim Collect the Valardis's Swan in Evendim.
The Rarest Bird in Forochel Collect the Ice Bay Plover in Forochel.
The Rarest Bird in Swanfleet Collect the Lord-heron in Swanfleet.
The Rarest Bird in the Lone-lands Collect the Arantar's Tern in the Lone-lands.
The Rarest Bird in the Misty Mountains Collect the Misty Mountain Hopper in the Misty Mountains.
The Rarest Bird in the North Downs Collect the Beleg's Shrike in the North Downs.
The Rarest Bird in The Shire Collect the Northfarthing Ninnyhammer in The Shire.
The Rarest Bird in the Trollshaws Collect the Celebrian's Bunting in the Trollshaws.
The Rarest of Birds in Eriador  Birder's Hat and The All-feather Collect ALL rarest birds in Eriador.

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