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 which you can drag/assign to a quickslot.

Go to any of the regions where Birding is currently scouted: Angmar, Bree-land, Cardolan, Dunland, Enedwaith, Ered Luin, Eregion, Evendim, Forochel, Lone-lands, Misty Mountains, North Downs, The Shire and Swanfleet.

Equip a birding kit in main hand on character panel. Open Hobby panel from character panel drag the Birding icon 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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