Birdwatchers are people who observe birds.
The Birdwatcher[]
The Birdwatcher is a fan of bird watching and a supporter of the Sodor United Football Team.
Biography[]
When Henry arrived at Bluffs Cove with the Sodor Warbler, the birdwatcher, who was part of a group, congratulated Henry for bringing the Sodor Warbler to them.
The birdwatcher was also one of the very important visitors that attended Dowager Hatt's tour of the island and party.
When Thomas made up an engine called "Geoffrey", the birdwatcher told Thomas that he wanted to take a picture of Geoffrey.
Attire[]
The birdwatcher's attire consists of grey trousers, a purple tie with white stripes and a yellow shirt with a grey checkered jacket over it.
Appearances[]
Magazine Stories[]
- 2010 - Henry's Good Deeds and Thomas and the Kites (2010) (cameo)
- 2012 - Thomas and the Sound of Sodor (cameo)
- 2014 - Thomas Takes a Shortcut (cameo) and Thomas and the Kites (2010) (cameo)
- 2017 - Thomas and the Kites (2010) (cameo)
- 2019 - Heart of Gold
- 2021 - Cleo the Road Engine (cameo)
- 2024 - Thomas' Animal Friend (cameo)
Voice Actors[]
- Matt Wilkinson (UK; Henry's Good Deeds, UK/US; P.A. Problems)
- Martin Sherman (US; Henry's Good Deeds only)
- Keith Wickham (UK/US; The Perfect Gift, Sidney Sings, The Railcar and the Coaches and Heart of Gold)
- Steven Kynman (UK/US; Who's Geoffrey? only)
- Nobuaki Kanemitsu (Japan; thirteenth - nineteenth series)
- Kenta Miyake (Japan; Sidney Sings)
- Hiroaki Tajiri (Japan; The Railcar and the Coaches)
- Anders Sundstedt (Norway; thirteenth series onwards)
- Paweł Galia (Poland; thirteenth series onwards)
- Ernesto Lezama (Latin America; thirteenth series)
- Gabriel Juárez (Latin America; Heart of Gold)
- Jukka Voutilainen (Finland; thirteenth series onwards)
The Welsh Birdwatcher[]
The Welsh Birdwatcher is a fan of bird watching.
Biography[]
The Welsh birdwatcher regularly travelled up and down Thomas' Branch Line looking through a pair of binoculars. This confused Thomas, Annie and Clarabel who thought he was an inspector. Thomas decided to ask the man who said he was not an inspector at all; he was actually a birdwatcher looking for a very rare bird. Later, the birdwatcher pulled the emergency cable inside Annie in a moment of excitement. He explained that he had heard the rare bird and wanted to have a look at it. The guard sternly told the man that spotting a bird was not an emergency. When Thomas tried to pull away, there was a problem; Annie had developed a wheel flat and could not move properly. All of the passengers had to squeeze into Clarabel and they were very cross with the bird watcher. Thomas was cross about having to leave Annie behind, too. Sir Topham Hatt scolded the birdwatcher and knew he was sorry for his actions.
Thomas refused to forgive the birdwatcher for damaging Annie and refused to pick him up the next day which caused Thomas to be reprimanded by Sir Topham Hatt. Sometime later, the birdwatcher managed to find his rare bird at Maithwaite.
Attire[]
The Welsh birdwatcher's attire consists of grey trousers and a white shirt with a light brown vest over it. He wears a brown fedora. When he is not birdwatching, his attire consists of dark blue trousers, a maroon tie and a white shirt with a brown jacket over it.
Appearances[]
Voice Actors[]
- Joe Mills (UK/US; Thomas and the Emergency Cable)
- Keith Wickham (UK/US; twentieth series onwards, excluding Mike's Whistle)
- Rob Rackstraw (UK/US; Mike's Whistle)
- Shōto Kashii (Japan; Thomas and the Emergency Cable)
- Kiyonobu Suzuki (Japan; Sidney Sings, Mike's Whistle and Useful Railway)
- Mitsuhiro Sakamaki (Japan; Three Steam Engines Gruff)
- Kunihiro Kawamoto (Japan; Stuck in Gear)
- Jan Kulczycki (Poland)
- Silvio Toledo (Brazil)
- César Izaguirre (Latin America)
Trivia[]
- The Welsh birdwatcher seems to be acquainted with one of Dowager Hatt's friends as he was seen with his arm around her in many episodes.
Other Birdwatchers[]
Several other birdwatchers have been seen around the Island of Sodor.
Biography[]
When a golden eagle was spotted at Bluffs Cove, birdwatchers from far and wide arrived on the Island of Sodor. Thomas and Percy hoped that they would be chosen to take the birdwatchers, however, Sir Topham Hatt gave the job to Emily.