In Pictures: A hint of spring in Europe

Despite the wettest February on record, temperatures in March have been high enough to prompt a fine display of daffodils in this London park. [Glyn Kirk/AFP] [AFP]

The River Seine in Paris has been at a high level in recent days, but it is expected to drop now. [Ludovic Martin/AFP]

Germany has enjoyed some fine days during March and the magnolia blossom is out in Dusseldorf. [Sascha Steinbach/EPA-EFE]

Pear trees blossom in Nagykanizsa in southwestern Hungary. [Gyogy Varga/EPA-EFE]

Poland has seen temperatures several degrees above the early March average although here, too, colder weather has returned. [Beata Zawrzel/Getty]

After the warmest winter in 140 years, Moscow has seen a return to more typical March weather: Cold with outbreaks of snow. [Mikhail Tereshchenko/Getty Images]

A bright but windy day on the Baltic coast of Latvia. [Toms Kalnins/EPA-EFE]