Re birdstrike.
Schiphol is built on the site of an old mooring place for sailing ships waiting for wind and tide to ennter the port of Amsterdam. It is still surrounded by water - the Ringvaart - and there are a large number of areas where birds, including storks and cranes IIRC, can nest and breed in the area
More on the subject
here, unfortunately only in Dutch. There are even special tours in the area for birdwatchers.