On the topic of the birdstrikes, is it not most company's policies that if a bird strike is suspected, the aircraft is grounded until an engineer inspects the aircraft? So in the case of even a small bird or two hitting the aircraft with no apparant damage, on landing the aircraft is grounded until such an inspection is carried out?
I've never seen that be that be the case.
As for lights...they certainly haven't prevented any of my bird strikes...including ones that took out the illuminated lights. Or the two significant ones that occured above 10,000', at night.