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It will most likely come down to pilot error, black boxes or not.

The go around after a bird strike was a bad idea.

Accident in 2008:
The final report of the bird strike accident of Ryanair 4102 on short final has some interesting suggestions, what do do, when you encounter bird strike on short final:

Quote Boeing's recommendations (page 90):

In case of bird strikes during approach or landing, the following suggestion is given: "If the landing is assured continuing the approach to landing is the preferred option..."

Quote from Airbus' recommendations (page 91):

The prevention strategies indicated in this regard suggest, in case of birds presence in short final, not to go around, but to penetrate/fly through the flock and continue for landing, trying to maintain a low engine setting."

Quote from the UK CAA recommendations (page 91):

At approach thrust settings ingested birds may bypass the engine core via the fan reducing the likelihood of serious damage. If birds are encountered at approach thrust settings and landing can be made with that thrust setting, continue through the flock and complete the landing.

So it looks like hitting birds at TOGA settings is the worst case