Birding

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."

Birding was the second hobby available in LOTRO.
It was Introduced with Update 41: On the Wing, to include Forochel, Angmar, Ered Luin, Evendim, North Downs, Misty Mountains, The Shire, Bree-land, Lone-lands, Cardolan, Trollshaws, Swanfleet, Eregion, Enedwaith and Dunland,
It was Updated with Update 43: Secrets of Utug-bûr to include Fangorn, Lothlórien, Mirkwood, Croftlands, Eastfold, Entwash, Great River, Westfold and The Wold
It was Updated with Update 45: Allies and Adversaries to inlcude Anórien, Ithilien, Lossarnach, Lebennin, Belfalas, Lamedon, The Waste, Agarnaith, and Lhingris.

The Basics

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

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 which you can drag/assign to a quickslot.

• Go to any of the following regions where Birding is currently scouted: Agarnaith, Angmar, Anórien, Belfalas, Bree-land, Cardolan, Croftlands, Dunland, Eastfold, Enedwaith, Entwash, Ered Luin, Eregion, Evendim, Fangorn, Forochel, Great River, Ithilien, Lamedon, Lebennin, Lhingris, Lone-lands, Lothlórien, Lossarnach, Misty Mountains, North Downs, Swanfleet, The Shire, The Waste, The Wold, Westfold
• Equip a birding kit in main hand on character panel. Open Hobby panel from character panel drag the Birding icon on to toolbar.
• While being in Stealth, birding is not allowed.
• 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

Throughout different regions there are different birds found. See the list below to find them.
As of Update 45 there are currently 470 Birds to be discovered

Rewards

Birding Titles

Deeds Title Deed Sentinel of Song The Rarest of Birds in Gondor and Mordor The All-feather The Rarest of Birds in Eriador The Unbirdened The Rarest of Birds in Rohan and the Great River The following titles are tied to Proficiency in the Hobby. Higher proficiency than 100 has not currently provided any title rewards as of Dec 2024. Proficiency Level Points Bird-brained 10 Fair Fowler 30 Unwavering Warbler 50 Wing-spotter 70 Bird-tamer 100 Birding Frames A Little Bird Frame A Brace of Birds Frame A Dulcet Trio Frame A Birder's Delight Frame A Flock of Feathered Friends Frame Bird Paintings Hand-sketched Painting of a Peticular Perching Hand-sketched Painting of Meticulous Mallards Hand-sketched Painting of Curious Corvids Baubles  Bird in the Hand  Handful of Bird Feed Birding Deeds Birding Deeds Overview Hidden Deeds Deed Reward Details The Rarest of Birds in Eriador  Birder's Hat and The All-feather Collect ALL rarest birds in Eriador. The Rarest of Birds in Rohan and the Great River The Unbirdened Collect ALL rarest birds in Rohan and the Great River. The Rarest of Birds in Gondor and Mordor TBA Collect ALL rarest birds in Gondor and the Mordor. Eriador Angmar Deed Reward Details All the Birds of Angmar  Orange and Gold Birding Garments Collect all birds in Angmar. 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. The Rarest Bird in Angmar Collect the Fadrách's Fenling in Angmar. Bree-land Deed Reward Details All the Birds of Bree-land  Blue Birding Garments Collect all birds in Bree-land. 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. The Rarest Bird in Bree-land Collect the Brandywarbler in Bree-land. Cardolan Deed Reward Details All the Birds of Cardolan Collect all birds in Cardolan. 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. The Rarest Bird in Cardolan Collect the Barrow-plover in Cardolan. Dunland Deed Reward Details All the Birds of Dunland  Orange and Mithril Birding Garments Collect all birds in Dunland. 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. The Rarest Bird in Dunland Collect the Drake-hunting Eagle in Dunland. Enedwaith Deed Reward Details All the Birds of Enedwaith Collect all birds in Enedwaith. 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. The Rarest Bird in Enedwaith Collect the Blue-tailed Robin in Enedwaith. Ered Luin Deed Reward Details All the Birds of Ered Luin  Blue and Gold Birding Garments Collect all birds in Ered Luin. 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. The Rarest Bird in Ered Luin Collect the Falathlorn Woodpecker in Ered Luin. Eregion Deed Reward Details All the Birds of Eregion Collect all birds in Eregion. 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. The Rarest Bird in Eregion Collect the Silvertine Harrier in Eregion. Evendim Deed Reward Details All the Birds of Evendim Collect all birds in Evendim. 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. The Rarest Bird in Evendim Collect the Valardis's Swan in Evendim. Forochel Deed Reward Details All the Birds of Forochel  Orange and Black Birding Garments Collect all birds in Forochel. 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. The Rarest Bird in Forochel Collect the Ice Bay Plover in Forochel. Lone-lands Deed Reward Details All the Birds of the Lone-lands Collect all birds in the Lone-lands. 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. The Rarest Bird in the Lone-lands Collect the Arantar's Tern in the Lone-lands. Misty Mountains Deed Reward Details All the Birds of the Misty Mountains  Blue and Mithril Birding Garments Collect all birds in the Misty Mountains. 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. The Rarest Bird in the Misty Mountains Collect the Misty Mountain Hopper in the Misty Mountains. North Downs Deed Reward Details All the Birds of the North Downs Collect all birds in the North Downs. 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. The Rarest Bird in the North Downs Collect the Beleg's Shrike in the North Downs. Swanfleet Deed Reward Details All the Birds of Swanfleet  Orange and Blue Birding Garments Collect all birds in Swanfleet. 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. The Rarest Bird in Swanfleet Collect the Lord-heron in Swanfleet. The Shire Deed Reward Details All the Birds of the Shire  Emote Writ - Bird in Hand Collect all birds in the Shire. 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. The Rarest Bird in The Shire Collect the Northfarthing Ninnyhammer in The Shire. Trollshaws Deed Reward Details All the Birds of the Trollshaws  Blue and Black Birding Garments Collect all birds in the Trollshaws. 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 the Trollshaws Collect the Celebrian's Bunting in the Trollshaws. Rhovanion Lothlórien (Lórien) Deed Reward Details All the Birds of Lothlórien Collect all birds in Lothlórien. Birds of Lothlórien: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds in Lothlórien. Birds of Lothlórien: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in Lothlórien. The Rarest Bird in Lothlórien Collect the Tinúviel's Nightingale in Lothlórien. Mirkwood Deed Reward Details All the Birds of Mirkwood Collect all birds in Mirkwood. Birds of Mirkwood: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds in Mirkwood. Birds of Mirkwood: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in Mirkwood. The Rarest Bird in Mirkwood Collect the Wraith-owl in Mirkwood. Rohan East Rohan Fangorn Deed Reward Details All the Birds of Fangorn Collect all birds in Fangorn. Birds of Fangorn: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds in Fangorn. Birds of Fangorn: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in Fangorn. The Rarest Bird in Fangorn Collect the Fangorn's Rarest Bird. Entwash Deed Reward Details All the Birds of the Entwash Collect all birds in the Entwash. Birds of the Entwash: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds in the Entwash. Birds of the Entwash: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in the Entwash. The Rarest Bird in the Entwash Collect the Red-breasted Midge-catcher in the Entwash. The Wold Deed Reward Details All the Birds of the Wold Collect all birds in the Wold. Birds of the Wold: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds in the Wold. Birds of the Wold: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in the Wold. The Rarest Bird of the Wold Collect the Eorl's Warbler in the Wold. Croftlands Deed Reward Details All the Birds of the Croftlands Collect all birds in the Croftlands. Birds of the Croftlands: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds in the Croftlands. Birds of the Croftlands: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in the Croftlands. The Rarest Bird of the Croftlands Collect the Hoopoe in the Croftlands. West Rohan Eastfold Deed Reward Details All the Birds of the Eastfold Collect all birds in the Eastfold. Birds of the Eastfold: Common and Uncommon Collect all 11 common and uncommon birds in the Eastfold. Birds of the Eastfold: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in the Eastfold. The Rarest Bird in the Eastfold Collect the Everholt Ouzel in the Eastfold. Westfold Deed Reward Details All the Birds of the Westfold Collect all birds in the Westfold. Birds of the Westfold: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds in the Westfold. Birds of the Westfold: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in the Westfold. The Rarest Bird in the Westfold Collect the Helm's Erne in the Westfold. The Great River Deed Reward Details All the Birds of the Great River Collect all birds in the Great River. Birds of the Great River: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds in the Great River. Birds of the Great River: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in the Great River. The Rarest Bird in the Great River Collect the Shovel-heron in the Great River. Gondor Western Gondor Lamedon Deed Reward Details All the Birds of Lamedon Collect all birds in Lamedon. Birds of Lamedon: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds of Lamedon. Birds of Lamedon: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds in Lamedon. The Rarest Bird in Lamedon Collect the Erech-fowl in Lamedon. Belfalas Deed Reward Details All the Birds of Belfalas Collect all the birds of Belfalas. Birds of Belfalas: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds of Belfalas. Birds of Belfalas: Rare Collect all 3 of the rare birds of Belfalas The Rarest Bird in Belfalas Collect the Lantriel's Shearwater in Belfalas. Central Gondor Lebennin Deed Reward Details All the Birds of Lebennin Collect all birds of Lebennin. Birds of Lebennin: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds of Lebennin. Birds of Lebennin: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds of Lebennin. The Rarest Bird in Lebennin Collect the Great Deck-diver in Lebennin. Eastern Gondor Lossarnach Deed Reward Details All the Birds of Lossarnach Collect all birds of Lossarnach. Birds of Lossarnach: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds of Lossarnach. Birds of Lossarnach: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds of Lossarnach. The Rarest Bird in Lossarnach Collect the Sheen-owl in Lossarnach. Ithilien Deed Reward Details All the Birds of Ithilien Collect all the birds of Ithilien. Birds of Ithilien: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds of Ithilien. Birds of Ithilien: Rare Collect all 3 of the rare birds of Ithilien The Rarest Bird in Ithilien Collect the Cormallen Woodpecker in Ithilien. Anórien Deed Reward Details All the Birds of Anórien Collect all birds of Anórien. Birds of Anórien: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds of Anórien. Birds of Anórien: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds of Anórien. The Rarest Bird in Anórien Collect the Meneldil's Dunnock in Anórien. The Wastes Deed Reward Details All the Birds of the Wastes Collect all birds of the Wastes. Birds of the Wastes: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds of the Wastes. Birds of the Wastes: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds of the Wastes. The Rarest Bird in the Wastes Collect the Ondoher's Woe in the Wastes. Mordor The Plateau of Gorgoroth Lhingris Deed Reward Details All the Birds of Lhingris Collect all birds in Lhingris. Birds of Lhingris: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds of Lhingris. Birds of Lhingris: Rare Collect all 3 rare birds of Lhingris. The Rarest Bird in Lhingris Collect the Writhen-wren in Lhingris. Agarnaith Deed Reward Details All the Birds of Agarnaith Collect all the birds of Agarnaith. Birds of Agarnaith: Common and Uncommon Collect all 12 common and uncommon birds of Agarnaith. Birds of Agarnaith: Rare Collect all 3 of the rare birds of Agarnaith The Rarest Bird in Agarnaith Collect the Lhaereth's Fowl in Agarnaith. Gallery External Links Official Lotro Guide to Birding Fibrojedi's Birding Hobby How-to Guide Berrie's Guide to Birding Overview of all birds and rareness by Elriel Berrie's Birding Table (with Sindarin names)