I can remember making an approach late at night into an airfield where a friend was supposed to have put on the runway lights for us.
It was pitch black and at around 400 feet there was a loud bang on the windscreen of the twin.
He had not turned up so we diverted.On landing there was blood on a three inch diameter of the screen.
Don't think that burd strikes are confined to daylight!
I can understand landing if the strike happens on takeoff but do you return if you are 20 miles out or divert en route?
No you appraise the strike. Are there an vibrations? Any abnormal engine indications? Are there any control problems? How large was the impact and where?
I would not land just for a bird strike unless there were other reasons to do so.
Ok just after takeoff Ou might as well nip around and land but there are bird strikes and BIRD strikes.
Pace