A remark from the flighglobal article. quoted above. The capt did not report a bird strike to ATC ( according the CVR) , a bit of extra sensationalism maybe , did not expect this from Flightglobal.[img]images/smilies2/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img].
According to the CVR transcript in Annex 2 indeed not, however elsewhere in the main body of the report ...
Page 30 under "La Troisième Etape (TNG-AHU)" does mention a birdstrike in connection with the go-around call (4th bullet from bottom), which afterwards in a phonecall had been "precised" by the commander by stating the water had been hit before initiating the go-around (last bullet on same page).
For completeness and to be fair to Flightglobal.