Do you think they'll come back?

Question

Great excitement in the Bramble houshold this morning. Whilst sitting on the sofa gazing out at the rain; my eagle eyed 13 yr old son said, Isn't that a Golfinch? 
 I was so excited I spilt my tea! It was not one, but two Goldfinches. 
 However as we have had nothing remotely finch like before there was nothing much to tempt them. So finally I get to the point. Do you think If i rush out and purchase a feeder and some niger seed they may pay me a return visit? 
 Extatic Sarah

JudiM · Answer

I'm sure they will Sarah, they like sunflower seed also. We sarted with just a couple and have around 8-10 now. They seem to go around in groups. If you buy a feeder get one with at least 4 perchers on. We started with a two perch but they were fighting over the seed moved on to a four and now have a flocker. Ours never seem to go away, they are here all year. Good luck they are such pretty birds to have around.

Elibee · Answer

Many years ago I started putting out niger seed and a couple of goldfinches arrived within a few days - though I'd never seen them in the garden before, even when I'd grown some teasels specially for them. 
 Eventually though, they decided that they preferred sunflower hearts - and I was stuck with three niger feeders and a lot of seed! We get between 3 and 7 most weeks now , though in the past we've had up to 13 together - and evensaw 19 on one occasion.