Southwest B737 at Tampa on Jun 18th 2014, bird strike

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, flight WN-1388 from Tampa,FL to Houston Hobby,TX (USA), was in the initial climb out of Tampa's runway 01L when the crew reported they had flown through a flock of seagulls at about 2000-2500 feet, about 4nm from the runway, and hat taken at least one bird hit, all systems appeared to function normal and the crew continued the climb but then requested to level off at 10,000 feet. The crew consulted with maintenance then decided to return to Tampa where the aircraft landed safely about 30 minutes after departure.

The FAA reported the aircraft received minor damage to the leading edges of the wings and damage near the windscreen.